quarryman

[ kwawr-ee-muhn, kwor- ]

noun,plural quar·ry·men.
  1. a person who quarries stone; quarrier.

Origin of quarryman

1
First recorded in 1605–15; quarry1 + -man

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British Dictionary definitions for quarryman

quarryman

/ (ˈkwɒrɪmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. a man who works in or manages a quarry

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