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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Antonyms: none provided
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