stonemason

[stohn-mey-suhn]

noun

1. a person who builds with or dresses stone.

stonemason

/ ˈstəʊnˌmeɪsən /

noun

1. a person who is skilled in preparing stone for building

Other Word Forms

• stonemasonry noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stonemason¹

First recorded in 1750–60; stone + mason

Example Sentences

Candidates have to provide quotes from specialised stonemasons "to demonstrate that they are aware of the cost of the renovation, so there are no surprises", said Simondon, who is in charge of funeral affairs.

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Its roots lie in the medieval stonemasons' guilds, and members still meet in "lodges" to carry out secretive initiation rituals and ceremonies based on allegories such as the building of King Solomon's Temple.

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A specialist stonemason has started the work and has removed about 10% of them so far.

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John Spargo, a self-educated British stonemason who emigrated to New York in 1901, became an unlikely political theorist of the movement.

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Mrs Hudd she had given the stonemason her wording and a rough design before he visited the couple's home.

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