stonemason

[ stohn-mey-suhn ]

/ ˈstoʊnˌmeɪ sən /

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noun

a person who builds with or dresses stone.

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Origin of stonemason

First recorded in 1750–60; stone + mason

OTHER WORDS FROM stonemason

stone·ma·son·ry, noun

Words nearby stonemason

Stonehenge, stone lantern, stone lily, stoneman, stone marten, stonemason, stone massage, stone mint, Stone Mountain, stone parsley, stone pine

How to use stonemason in a sentence

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|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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