quarrier

[ kwawr-ee-er, kwor- ]

/ ˈkwɔr i ər, ˈkwɒr- /

noun

a person who quarries stone.

Origin of quarrier

1325–75; Middle English quaryer, quarriour<Old French quarrier, equivalent to *quarrequarry¹ + -ier-ier²

Words nearby quarrier

Quarles, Quarnero, quarrel, quarrelsome, quarrian, quarrier, quarry, quarry-faced, quarryman, quarry tile, quart

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Example sentences from the Web for quarrier

There is Mr. Quarrier, near Alloa in Scotland, who is doing similar work.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8)|Various
That meant that her usual evening stroll on the cliffs with Quarrier, before dressing for dinner, was off.
The Fighting Chance|Robert W. Chambers
I don't care how much you know about my resources; so I'll tell you what I see, Mr. Quarrier.
The Fighting Chance|Robert W. Chambers
Quarrier looked at the pad which she had tossed upon the desk.
The Fighting Chance|Robert W. Chambers

A slight inclination of Quarrier's symmetrical head corroborated him.
The Fighting Chance|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for quarrier

quarrier

/ (ˈkwɒrɪə) /

noun

another word for quarryman

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单词	quarrier
释义	quarrier [ kwawr-ee-er, kwor- ] / ˈkwɔr i ər, ˈkwɒr- / noun a person who quarries stone. Origin of quarrier 1325–75; Middle English quaryer, quarriour<Old French quarrier, equivalent to *quarrequarry¹ + -ier-ier² Words nearby quarrier Quarles, Quarnero, quarrel, quarrelsome, quarrian, quarrier, quarry, quarry-faced, quarryman, quarry tile, quart Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quarrier There is Mr. Quarrier, near Alloa in Scotland, who is doing similar work. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8)\|Various That meant that her usual evening stroll on the cliffs with Quarrier, before dressing for dinner, was off. The Fighting Chance\|Robert W. Chambers I don't care how much you know about my resources; so I'll tell you what I see, Mr. Quarrier. The Fighting Chance\|Robert W. Chambers Quarrier looked at the pad which she had tossed upon the desk. The Fighting Chance\|Robert W. Chambers A slight inclination of Quarrier's symmetrical head corroborated him. The Fighting Chance\|Robert W. Chambers British Dictionary definitions for quarrier quarrier / (ˈkwɒrɪə) / noun another word for quarryman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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