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mason en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”).

Meanings

  1. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
  2. One who prepares stone for building purposes.
  3. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.

Forms

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masons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

sand mason worm · masoncraft · masondom · mason bee · stonemason · monumental mason · masonic · nonmason · antimason · mason shell · masonwork · mason moth · mason worm · masonhood · Masonism · masonry · masoness · freemason · mason wasp

Translations (75)

sq murator (one who builds with stone or brick) · pox maurnĕk (one who builds with stone or brick) · scn muraturi (one who builds with stone or brick) · bvb mísinna (one who builds with stone or brick) · ro mason (one who builds with stone or brick) · es albañil (one who builds with stone or brick) · mfe mason (one who builds with stone or brick) · vi phụ hồ (one who builds with stone or brick) · fy mitselder (one who builds with stone or brick) · tr duvarcı (one who builds with stone or brick) · ta கொற்றன் (one who builds with stone or brick) · sh зѝда̄р (one who builds with stone or brick) · cmn 石工 (one who builds with stone or brick) · ru ка́менщик (one who builds with stone or brick) · el κτίστης (one who builds with stone or brick) · be му́ляр (one who builds with stone or brick) · bg зидар (one who builds with stone or brick) · bn মিস্ত্রী (one who builds with stone or brick) · sh zìdār (one who builds with stone or brick) · my အုတ်စီသူ (one who builds with stone or brick) · ota دیوارجی (one who builds with stone or brick) · tr taş ustası (one who builds with stone or brick) · eo masonisto (one who builds with stone or brick) · af messelaar (one who builds with stone or brick) · he בנאי (one who builds with stone or brick) · uk му́ляр (one who builds with stone or brick) · hy քարտաշ (one who builds with stone or brick) · ru масо́н (one who builds with stone or brick) · ar بَنَّاء (one who builds with stone or brick) · nl metselaar (one who builds with stone or brick) · pt pedreiro (one who builds with stone or brick) · vi thợ xây (one who builds with stone or brick) · eu igeltsero (one who builds with stone or brick) · vec muràro (one who builds with stone or brick) · lv mūrnieks (one who builds with stone or brick) · it muratore (one who builds with stone or brick) · el λιθοδόμος (one who builds with stone or brick) · ro zidar (one who builds with stone or brick) · fi muurari (one who builds with stone or brick) · cs zedník (one who builds with stone or brick) · oc maçon (one who builds with stone or brick) · hu kőműves (one who builds with stone or brick) · nl metser (one who builds with stone or brick) · pl kamieniarz (one who builds with stone or brick) · sv stenhuggare (one who builds with stone or brick) · as মিস্ত্ৰী (one who builds with stone or brick) · fr maçonne (one who builds with stone or brick) · km ជាងកំបោ (one who builds with stone or brick) · az bənna (one who builds with stone or brick) · pl murarz (one who builds with stone or brick) · de Maurer (one who builds with stone or brick) · vi thợ hồ (one who builds with stone or brick) · tl kantero (one who builds with stone or brick) · lmo murador (one who builds with stone or brick) · tl panday-bato (one who builds with stone or brick) · fa بنا (one who builds with stone or brick) · ha mēsìn (one who builds with stone or brick) · ta கொத்தனார் (one who builds with stone or brick) · la caementarius (one who builds with stone or brick) · sk murár (one who builds with stone or brick) · ja 石工 (one who builds with stone or brick) · cmn 石匠 (one who builds with stone or brick) · ta கொத்தன் (one who builds with stone or brick) · pl murarka (one who builds with stone or brick) · fr maçon (one who builds with stone or brick) · is múrari (one who builds with stone or brick) · lmo magut (one who builds with stone or brick) · oc peirièr (one who builds with stone or brick) · ko 석공 (one who builds with stone or brick) · ga saor (one who builds with stone or brick) · mk ѕидар (one who builds with stone or brick) · vi thợ nề (one who builds with stone or brick) · ro pietrar (one who builds with stone or brick) · tl mason (one who builds with stone or brick) · izh kamenšikka (one who builds with stone or brick)

mason en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”).

Meanings

  1. (normally with a preposition, transitive) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons
    • to mason in a kettle or boiler
    • to mason up a well or terrace

Forms

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masoning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
masoned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
masoned Tense=Past lexicographic
masons Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (14)

pl wymurować (to build stonework or brickwork) · fi muurata (to build stonework or brickwork) · bg съзиждам (to build stonework or brickwork) · pl murować (to build stonework or brickwork) · ro clădi (to build stonework or brickwork) · pl zamurować (to build stonework or brickwork) · ro dura (to build stonework or brickwork) · ro zidi (to build stonework or brickwork) · bg зидам (to build stonework or brickwork) · dsb murjowaś (to build stonework or brickwork) · bg съзидам (to build stonework or brickwork) · sv mura (to build stonework or brickwork) · dsb wumurjowaś (to build stonework or brickwork) · dsb namurjowaś (to build stonework or brickwork)