noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈstoʊnˌmeɪsən/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
One who works in stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a craftsman who works with stone or brick
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *steyh2- Proto-Indo-European *stoyh2nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old English stān Middle English ston English stone English mason English stonemason From stone + mason.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
քարտաշ
(kʻartaš)
— one who works in stone
Armenian:
քարակոփ
(kʻarakopʻ)
— one who works in stone
Azerbaijani:
daşyonan
— one who works in stone
Azerbaijani:
daşçı
— one who works in stone
Catalan:
picapedrer
— one who works in stone
Catalan:
trencador
— one who works in stone
Chinese Mandarin:
石工
(shígōng)
— one who works in stone
Czech:
kameník
— one who works in stone
Dutch:
steenhouwer
— one who works in stone
Finnish:
kivenhakkaaja
— one who works in stone
French:
tailleur de pierre
— one who works in stone
French:
tailleuse de pierre
— one who works in stone
Galician:
pedreiro
— one who works in stone
Galician:
canteiro
— one who works in stone
German:
Steinmetz
— one who works in stone
German:
Steinmetzin
— one who works in stone
German:
Steinhauer
— one who works in stone
Greek:
χτίστης
(chtístis)
— one who works in stone
Ancient Greek:
λιθουργός
(lithourgós)
— one who works in stone
Hungarian:
kőfaragó
— one who works in stone
Irish:
saor cloiche
— one who works in stone
Italian:
tagliapietre
— one who works in stone
Italian:
muratore
— one who works in stone
Italian:
edile
— one who works in stone
Italian:
scalpellino
— one who works in stone
Japanese:
石工
(ishiku)
— one who works in stone
Khmer:
ជាងថ្ម
(ciəngthmɑɑ)
— one who works in stone
Central Kurdish:
بەردتاش
(berdtaş)
— one who works in stone
Latvian:
akmeņkalis
— one who works in stone
Macedonian:
камено́резец
(kamenórezec)
— one who works in stone
Manx:
seyir cloaie
— one who works in stone
Polish:
kamieniarz
— one who works in stone
Portuguese:
canteiro
— one who works in stone
Romanian:
pietrar
— one who works in stone
Russian:
каменотёс
(kamenotjós)
— one who works in stone
Russian:
ка́менщик
(kámenščik)
— one who works in stone
Scottish Gaelic:
clachair
— one who works in stone
Serbo-Croatian:
каменорезац
— one who works in stone
Serbo-Croatian:
kamenorezac
— one who works in stone
Slovene:
kamnosek
— one who works in stone
Spanish:
cantero
— one who works in stone
Spanish:
mampostero
— one who works in stone
Spanish:
mazonero
— one who works in stone
Swedish:
stenhuggare
— one who works in stone
Tatar:
ташчы
(taşçı)
— one who works in stone
Turkish:
taşçı
— one who works in stone
Ottoman Turkish:
طاشجی
(taşcı)
— one who works in stone
Ottoman Turkish:
حجار
(haccar)
— one who works in stone
Ukrainian:
каменя́р
(kamenjár)
— one who works in stone
Ukrainian:
каменотес
(kamenotes)
— one who works in stone
Ukrainian:
каменолом
(kamenolom)
— one who works in stone