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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'mason', 'Mason': /ˈmeɪs^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmeɪsən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mā′sən)

ma•son /ˈmeɪsən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Buildingone whose trade is building with stones or bricks.

ma•son (mā′sən),USA pronunciation n.

Buildinga person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
Buildinga person who dresses stones or bricks.
World History(cap.) a Freemason.

v.t.

Buildingto construct of or strengthen with masonry.

Frankish *makjon maker, derivative of *makōn to make¹
Old French machun, masson
Middle English machun, mason 1175–1225

Ma•son (mā′sən),USA pronunciation n.

Biographical Bobbie Ann, born 1940, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
BiographicalCharles, 1730–87, English astronomer and surveyor. Cf. Mason-Dixon line.
BiographicalGeorge, 1725–92, American statesman.
BiographicalLowell, 1792–1872, U.S. hymnist and educator.
a male given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

mason /ˈmeɪs^ən/ n

a person skilled in building with stone
a person who dresses stone

(transitive) to construct or strengthen with masonry

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French masson, of Frankish origin; perhaps related to Old English macian to make

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Mason /ˈmeɪs^ən/ n

short for Freemason

'mason' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Freemason - masonry - Mason-Dixon Line - North - Pink Floyd - Pynchon - South - Anti-Mason - Anti-Masonic party - craft - dixie - Dixon - fruit jar - hod carrier - lay - mason bee - Mason City - Masonic - Mason jar - mason wasp - master mason - mM - potter wasp - third degree - vespid - Weems - stonemason

Synonyms: stonemason, tiler, Freemason, a member of the Masonic order, more...

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Mason Wells 88
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