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stonemason

American

[stohn-mey-suhn] / ˈstoʊnˌmeɪ sən /

noun

a person who builds with or dresses stone.

stonemason British

/ ˈstəʊnˌmeɪsən /

noun

a person who is skilled in preparing stone for building

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Other Word Forms

stonemasonry noun

Etymology

Origin of stonemason

First recorded in 1750–60; stone + mason

Example Sentences

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There are now road builders, mechanics, stonemasons, and bakers, to name four.

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Two stonemasons have won a snow sculpting prize as part of Team GB's entry to the World Snow Festival in Switzerland.

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Leonardo, together with his cousin Enzo da Vinci, the finest stonemason in the world, were hailed as the greatest architects of their day; experts in the building of the most sophisticated fortifications and city walls.

From Literature

Its roots lie in the medieval stonemasons' guilds, and members still meet in "lodges" to carry out secretive initiation rituals and ceremonies.

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An Orkney stonemason has turned "snow mason" to build an impressive igloo with a working fire and chimney.

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