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quarrier

noun

Etymology

From quarry + -er.

  1. derived from *kʷetwóres✻
  2. derived from quadrō
  3. derived from quarrière
  4. derived from quarreria
  5. inherited from quarere
  6. suffixed as quarrier — “quarry + er”

Definitions

  1. Somebody who works in a quarry.

  2. Alternative spelling of quariar

    Alternative spelling of quariar; quarion.

    • 1562. For one dozen quarriers,* 11s. [...] * Quarrier, & candle made of & lump of wax with & wick in the middle.

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