noun
mason
MAY-suhn
noun
1
A person whose trade is building with stone or brick.
"The mason repointed the crumbling brick wall."
2
A member of the Freemasons fraternal organization.
"His grandfather had been a mason for over forty years."
verb
1
To build or construct in stone or brick.
"The wall was masoned by hand over several weeks."
How to Use Mason
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA stone/brick builder, or a member of the Freemasons.
Common pairings
stone mason
master mason
a mason by trade
Word Forms
masoned past tense, masons plural, Masons plural, masons singular
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Etymology
From Old French maçon, likely traced back to a Frankish word meaning "to make" or "build."