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mason

noun
/ˈmeɪsən/

Etymology

From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”), from Frankish *makjō (“maker, builder”), a derivative of Frankish *makōn (“to work, build, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Proto-West Germanic *mattjō (“cutter”), from Proto-Indo-European *metn-, *met- (“to cut”).

  1. derived from *metn-✻
  2. derived from *mattjō✻ — “cutter”
  3. derived from *mag-✻ — “to knead, mix, make”
  4. derived from *makōn✻ — “to work, build, make”
  5. derived from *makjō✻ — “maker, builder”
  6. derived from maciō — “carpenter, bricklayer”
  7. derived from maçon
  8. derived from machun
  9. inherited from masoun

Definitions

  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.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.

      To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons

      • to mason up a well or terrace
      • to mason in a kettle or boiler

    2. A surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason.

    3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    4. A number of places in the United States

      A number of places in the United States:

    5. Ellipsis of George Mason University

    6. A Freemason.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA