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Dictionary: ma·son   ('sən) pronunciation

n.
  1. One who builds or works with stone or brick.
  2. Mason A Freemason.
tr.v., -soned, -son·ing, -sons.
To build of or strengthen with masonry.

[Middle English, from Old French maçon, masson, of Germanic origin.]


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A person who is skilled in the craft of building with units of natural or artificial mineral products, such as bricks, stones, and cinderblocks, that are usually bonded or cemented with mortar to similar units.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a craftsman who works with stone or brick
  Synonym: stonemason


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - murer, stenhugger
v. tr. - (op)mure, forstærke med murværk

Nederlands (Dutch)
metselaar, vrijmetselaar, metselen

Français (French)
n. - (Constr) maçon, franc-maçon
v. tr. - maçonner

Deutsch (German)
n. - Baumeister, Steinmetz, (Frei)maurer
v. - mauern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τέκτων, λιθοδόμος, κτίστης, (ελευθερο)τέκτων, μασόνος
v. - χτίζω

Italiano (Italian)
muratore, massone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pedreiro (m), maçom (m)
v. - executar trabalho (de alvenaria)

Русский (Russian)
каменщик, масон, вести кладку

Español (Spanish)
n. - albañil, cantero, masón, francmasón
v. tr. - construir o reforzar con albañilería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stenhuggare
v. - mura

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
泥瓦匠, 共济会会员, 用砖瓦砌成

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 泥瓦匠, 共濟會會員
v. tr. - 用磚瓦砌成

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 돌을 다루는 기술자, 남자의 이름
v. tr. - 돌로 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 石工, れんが職人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ماسوني, حجر, بناء (فعل) يبني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בונה, בנאי, בונה חופשי‬
v. tr. - ‮בנה, חיזק מבנה‬


 
 
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