quarryman

American  

[kwawr-ee-muhn, kwor-] / ˈkwɔr i mən, ˈkwɒr- /

noun

plural

quarrymen

1. a person who quarries stone; quarrier.

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quarryman British  

/ ˈkwɒrɪmən /

noun

1. a man who works in or manages a quarry

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Etymology

Origin of quarryman

First recorded in 1605–15; quarry ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

The tireless collecting of retired quarryman Dave Brockhurst, who has spent the last 30 years uncovering fossils from Ashdown Brickworks, was key to the discovery.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

The quarryman talked and talked, turning frequently around from the steering wheel to address us, while the precipitous bends of the potholed road loomed up ahead, showing the chasm on the other side.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022

At about 17:30 GMT on 11 March, quarryman William Horsefield spotted a crack in the embankment "only about wide enough to admit a penknife" and alerted a number of local workmen.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2014

The 41-year-old singer-songwriter, raised in Dorset and Somerset, had parents – a quarryman and a stonemason – who were friends with several musicians.

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2011

The craftsmen were the master quarryman, the master stone cutter, the master sculptor, the master mortar maker, the master mason, the master carpenter, the master blacksmith, the master roofer, and the master glass maker.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay