stonemason

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a craftsman who works with stone or brick

Word Origin

stonemason (n.)
1733, from stone (n.) + mason. Another name for the profession was hard-hewer (15c.). Stone-cutter is from 1530s; Old English had stanwyrhta "stone-wright."