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freemason

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages and early modern times.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Free and Accepted Masons (sometimes entitled Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), an international fraternal and charitable organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mason

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: brother

Narrower terms: Knight Templar

History

Etymology

From free + mason.

See freemason.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vrymesselaar — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Arabic: مَاسُونِيّ (māsūniyy) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Armenian: մասոն (mason) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Bulgarian: масон (mason) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Bulgarian: франкмасон (frankmason) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Catalan: francmaçó — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Catalan: maçó — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 共濟會會員 /共济会会员 (Gòngjìhuì huìyuán) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Czech: svobodný zednář — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Danish: frimurer — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Dutch: vrijmetselaar — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Esperanto: framasono — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Estonian: vabamüürlane — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Finnish: vapaamuurari — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Finnish: muurari — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Finnish: rappari — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • French: franc-maçon — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Georgian: მასონი (masoni) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • German: Freimaurer — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Greek: ελευθεροτέκτονας (eleftherotéktonas) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Hebrew: מָסוֹן (mason) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Hungarian: szabadkőműves — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Icelandic: frímúrari — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Italian: massone — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Italian: libero muratore — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Italian: franco muratore — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Japanese: フリーメイソン (furī meison) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Korean: 프리메이슨 (peurimeiseun) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Norman: franc-machon — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frimurer — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frimurar — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Persian: فراماسون (ferâmâson) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Polish: mason — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Polish: wolnomularz — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Portuguese: maçom — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Portuguese: franco-maçom — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Russian: масо́н (masón) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Russian: франкмасо́н (frankmasón) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Russian: франкомасо́н (frankomasón) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Serbo-Croatian: slobodan zidar — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Sicilian: mazzuni — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Slovak: slobodomurár — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Spanish: francmasón — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Swedish: frimurare — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Turkish: mason — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Ukrainian: масо́н (masón) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Ukrainian: франкмасо́н (frankmasón) — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Venetan: marson — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Welsh: Saer Rhydd — member of the Free and Accepted Masons
  • Welsh: Ffedogwr — member of the Free and Accepted Masons