noun
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a person who is skilled in cutting and carving stone
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a machine used to dress stone
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Etymology
Origin of stonecutter
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The farmland was established in 1891 by Swiss stonecutter George Blum, and stayed in his family for five generations until 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
A stonecutter by trade, Socrates publicly questioned sophists and politicians about good and evil, right and wrong.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
It goes back to a story Homa shared on a “No Laying Up” podcast four years ago about a stonecutter who hammers away on a huge boulder and shatters it with the 101st strike.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
Within four years, nearly 50 more engraved stones surfaced from all over Georgia and North Carolina, mostly by a Georgia stonecutter.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2018
“I was told you were honored by kings, and even invited to reside at the Imperial Palace, but you refused,” the stonecutter continued.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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