Quarryman

//ˈkwɔɹ.i.mən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man involved in quarrying (mining for stone).

    "Many of its cottages were built for quarrymen when local workings provided limestone for the great 19th-century ironworks at Nantyglo."

  2. 2
    a male quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone wordnet

Synonyms

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quarrierledgeman

Example

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"Many of its cottages were built for quarrymen when local workings provided limestone for the great 19th-century ironworks at Nantyglo."

Etymology

From quarry + -man.

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