stonemason en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *stóyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old English stān Middle English ston English stone English mason English stonemason From stone + mason.
Meanings
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One who works in stone.
Three generations of stonemasons were responsible for the limestone houses and slate cottages of Tomintoul, the highest village in the Highlands.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 384:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stonemasons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (53)
es mazonero (one who works in stone) · ota طاشجی (one who works in stone) · ru ка́менщик (one who works in stone) · it scalpellino (one who works in stone) · grc λιθουργός (one who works in stone) · sl kamnosek (one who works in stone) · az daşçı (one who works in stone) · fi kivenhakkaaja (one who works in stone) · pl kamieniarz (one who works in stone) · sh каменорезац (one who works in stone) · uk каменотес (one who works in stone) · gl canteiro (one who works in stone) · ckb بەردتاش (one who works in stone) · uk каменолом (one who works in stone) · sv stenhuggare (one who works in stone) · ro pietrar (one who works in stone) · de Steinmetzin (one who works in stone) · ota حجار (one who works in stone) · it edile (one who works in stone) · gv seyir cloaie (one who works in stone) · gd clachair (one who works in stone) · tt ташчы (one who works in stone) · es mampostero (one who works in stone) · az daşyonan (one who works in stone) · cs kameník (one who works in stone) · fr tailleuse de pierre (one who works in stone) · cmn 石工 (one who works in stone) · ru каменотёс (one who works in stone) · ca trencador (one who works in stone) · pl kamieniarka (one who works in stone) · it muratore (one who works in stone) · lv akmeņkalis (one who works in stone) · tr taşçı (one who works in stone) · pt canteiro (one who works in stone) · hy քարակոփ (one who works in stone) · vls metsenoare (one who works in stone) · fr tailleur de pierre (one who works in stone) · de Steinhauer (one who works in stone) · ga saor cloiche (one who works in stone) · ca picapedrer (one who works in stone) · it tagliapietre (one who works in stone) · nl steenhouwer (one who works in stone) · sh kamenorezac (one who works in stone) · km ជាងថ្ម (one who works in stone) · hu kőfaragó (one who works in stone) · uk каменя́р (one who works in stone) · hy քարտաշ (one who works in stone) · es cantero (one who works in stone) · de Steinmetz (one who works in stone) · ja 石工 (one who works in stone) · el χτίστης (one who works in stone) · mk камено́резец (one who works in stone) · gl pedreiro (one who works in stone)