mason

[US]/'meɪs(ə)n/
[UK]/'mesn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a worker in stone or brick; a bricklayer

vt. to build or construct with brick or stone

Example Sentences

The mason was chipping away at the rock with a hammer.

The mason flushed the joint with mortar.

He carved marble faster than any mason.

Graham grunted and heaved as he helped the masons fit a huge slab of stone into place.

Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

Robert is credited as a guest star in this Perry Mason TV movie where he plays the photographer Kim Weatherly.

Real-world Examples

The mason flushed the joint with mortar.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

As agreed, no other people were helping the mason.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Some spiders are masons. These build houses, the size of a big thimble.

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

His name is Ouseman, and he's a master mason in Djenne, an ancient city made entirely of river mud.

Source: Human Planet

Where did the masons go? Imperial Rome Is full of arcs of triumph.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

One assessment found that 50% of leafcutter bees and 27% of mason bees are considered at risk.

Source: Vox opinion

The mason tried to catch him, but the mare ran deep into the woods and Svadilfari followed.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

If I didn't paint, I don't know what I would do, I can't be a carpenter, I can't be a mason.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

The gods sealed the deal with solemn oaths and swore the mason would come to no harm in Asgard.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Masons cut and dressed stone while other workers operate a human-sized hamster wheel to lift a load of stones.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

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