stonemason

[ stohn-mey-suhn ]

noun

a person who builds with or dresses stone.

Origin of stonemason

First recorded in 1750–60; stone + mason

Other words from stonemason

stone·ma·son·ry, noun

Words Nearby stonemason

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How to use stonemason in a sentence

Its most famous ghost is Michael, a 17-year-old stonemason who, according to the lore, fell to his death in 1886 while trying to wave to a girl.
Checking into a haunted hotel? Here’s how to make the most of it. | Liz Langley | October 29, 2021 | Washington Post
stonemason engineers began inspecting each stone of the complex to ensure that the foundation was still intact.
The Earthquake That Wasn’t | Daniel Stone | August 23, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
And now and then a human foible might be recorded by the stonemason without risk of undermining society's foundations.
Adventures and Enthusiasms | E. V. Lucas
Not if you was to come and bring a whole stonemason's yard of sculptures along with you, you wouldn't!
The Tinted Venus | F. Anstey
There she found the stonemason's widow, emaciated and haggard, with matted hair, evidently dying.
Serapis, Complete | Georg Ebers

Hoole, the stonemason, was not rude, but he was as firm as Tait & Taplin in his refusal.
Peccavi | E. W. Hornung
And do you know of any builder or stonemason in the neighbourhood with whom you have not discussed me?
Peccavi | E. W. Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for stonemason

stonemason

/ (ˈstəʊnˌmeɪsən) /

noun

a person who is skilled in preparing stone for building

Derived forms of stonemason

stonemasonry, noun

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