mason
noun
ma·son ˈmā-sᵊn 
1
: a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
2
capitalized : freemason
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Nakane search, in many ways, was no different than a landscape painter seeking the right color, a mason just the right bricks for his patio wall or a writer seeking the right word. 
Bob Hill, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2022 There were two deaths: A mason tumbled into the ocean in 1879, and a painter fell off a ladder onto the rocks in 1911. New York Times, 9 Apr. 2022 As for the birth year of the Big Pig, that seems to be 1935, when Mexican mason Anastacio Gaytan reportedly helped bring it to life, according to a 1995 Express-News history column by Paula Allen. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Oct. 2021 Godbee grew up near Seven Mile and Ryan, the son of a father who was a brick mason and a mother who worked for Michigan Bell. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2022 To repair deteriorating mortar, hire a mason to repoint the brick, a process that involves chiseling or grinding out the mortar about ¾ of an inch back from the face of the brick, then replacing that with new mortar. Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021 Doebbler House, 713 Main St.: Presently operated as a bed and breakfast, the house was built in 1907 by Richard Doebbler, who was a stone mason and built the original portion of the old Comfort School. Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021 Monterrosa was a cement mason and was learning carpentry — for a gun. Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021 In 1986, Hall invited the Chinese artist Lily Yeh to the neighborhood to work with his friend, the local mason JoJo Williams, to transform the vacant lots. New York Times, 3 May 2021 See More
Bob Hill, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2022 There were two deaths: A mason tumbled into the ocean in 1879, and a painter fell off a ladder onto the rocks in 1911. New York Times, 9 Apr. 2022 As for the birth year of the Big Pig, that seems to be 1935, when Mexican mason Anastacio Gaytan reportedly helped bring it to life, according to a 1995 Express-News history column by Paula Allen. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Oct. 2021 Godbee grew up near Seven Mile and Ryan, the son of a father who was a brick mason and a mother who worked for Michigan Bell. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2022 To repair deteriorating mortar, hire a mason to repoint the brick, a process that involves chiseling or grinding out the mortar about ¾ of an inch back from the face of the brick, then replacing that with new mortar. Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021 Doebbler House, 713 Main St.: Presently operated as a bed and breakfast, the house was built in 1907 by Richard Doebbler, who was a stone mason and built the original portion of the old Comfort School. Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021 Monterrosa was a cement mason and was learning carpentry — for a gun. Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021 In 1986, Hall invited the Chinese artist Lily Yeh to the neighborhood to work with his friend, the local mason JoJo Williams, to transform the vacant lots. New York Times, 3 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English macian to make
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing mason
Kids Definition
mason
noun
ma·son ˈmā-sᵊn
: a person who builds or works with stone or brick
Biographical Definition
Mason 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Ma·son ˈmā-sᵊn
Charles 1728–1786 English astronomer and surveyor
Mason
2 of 2biographical name (2)
George 1725–1792 American statesman in Revolution
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