stonemason

noun

stone·​ma·​son ˈstōn-ˌmā-sᵊn How to pronounce stonemason (audio)
: a mason who builds with stone
stonemasonry
ˈstōn-ˌmā-sᵊn-rē How to pronounce stonemason (audio)
noun

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Shelburn’s neighbor, a stonemason, taught them how to mortar and lay bricks. — Tory Basile, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025 The text was first reviewed by three clerics and then copied by scribes onto marble for stonemasons to chisel. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026 Telford started out as a stonemason, and Day reckons the high standard of craftmanship is down to his background. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026 The people who quarried the coral rock to build many buildings in Coral Gables and the Venetian Pool more than a century ago were expert stonemasons from the Bahamas. — Jimena Romero, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stonemason

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First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stonemason was in 1748

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stonemason

noun
stone·​ma·​son ˈstōn-ˌmās-ᵊn How to pronounce stonemason (audio)
: a mason who builds with stone

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