stonecutter

[ stohn-kuht-er ]

/ ˈstoʊnˌkʌt ər /

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noun

a person who cuts or carves stone.

a machine for cutting or dressing stone.

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Origin of stonecutter

First recorded in 1530–40; stone + cutter

OTHER WORDS FROM stonecutter

stonecutting, noun

Words nearby stonecutter

stone-cold, stone crab, stonecrop, stonecrop family, stone curlew, stonecutter, stoned, stone-dead, stone-deaf, stoneface, stonefish

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How to use stonecutter in a sentence

It seems that the stonecutter omitted a final "e" in the last word, and tried in vain to squeeze it in above the line.
The Story of Cooperstown|Ralph Birdsall
One enthusiastic lady said, "We will inscribe it ourselves, if no stonecutter can be had."
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail|Ezra Meeker
But the stonecutter pushes him to one side without looking to see who it is, and continues to hew at the granite: whew!
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo
The stonecutter takes the marble and hews out the rough block; the sculptor finds its hidden soul.
The Unfolding Life|Antoinette Abernethy Lamoreaux

Socrates was the son of Sophroniscus, a stonecutter, and his wife Phænarete.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8|Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for stonecutter

stonecutter

/ (ˈstəʊnˌkʌtə) /

noun

a person who is skilled in cutting and carving stone

a machine used to dress stone

Derived forms of stonecutter

stonecutting, noun

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