stoneman

[stohn-muhn]

noun

plural

stonemen 

1. a stonecutter or stoneworker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoneman¹

First recorded in 1870–75; stone + -man

Example Sentences

Oliver’s 17-year-old son, Joaquín, known as Guac to family and friends, was one of the 17 lives lost in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. The production, written and performed by Oliver, turns a parent’s grief into a theatrical work of activism.

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The show, which was co-written by Manuel and James Clements and directed by Michael Cotey, is about Manuel’s son, Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, who was killed on Valentine’s Day 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after being shot four times by a 19-year-old armed with an AR-15.

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Joaquin Oliver was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Acosta had a machine-generated replica of Oliver appear for an interview on his Substack.

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Mitchell and Annika Dworet waited for hours after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Their son Alex was shot and survived.

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The company’s “CTG:FWD” programming includes three shows at the Kirk Douglas: “Puppet Up! — Uncensored,” an audience-driven affair featuring creations from the Jim Henson Co., running July 16-27; “Guac,” writer and star Manuel Oliver’s one-man show, from the father of a son who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., running Oct. 14-Nov.

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