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stonemason

American  
[stohn-may-suhn] / ˈstoʊnˌmeɪ sən /

noun

  1. a person who builds with or dresses stone.


stonemason British  
/ ˈstəʊnˌmeɪsən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of stonemason

First recorded in 1750–60; stone + mason


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Zusha grew up on a dirt road in upstate New York and has worked as a stonemason and a chimney sweep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025

It’s believed that as stonemason membership decreased, the group began accepting “speculative,” or honorary, members to bolster their numbers.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 19, 2023

In the dark crypts below Winterfell, a stonemason was chiseling out his father's likeness in granite.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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