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mason

/ˈmeɪsən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
ma-son
IPA
/ˈmeɪsən/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.

noun

One who prepares stone for building purposes.

noun

A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.

verb

To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons

Transitive verb

name

A surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: masoun, machun, maçon, maciō

Usage

Inflected Forms

masons (plural) masons (present, singular) masoning (participle, present) masoned (participle, past) masoned (past)

Derived Forms

antimason freemason masoncraft masondom masoness masonhood masonic Masonism masonry masonwork nonmason stonemason

Phrases

mason bee mason moth mason shell mason wasp mason worm monumental mason sand mason worm Gareis-Mason syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

Machen

Synonyms

freemason stonemason

Rhymes With

jason basin grayson hasten freemason capsaicin caisson chasen chasten chaisson clasen salveson

Questions

How do you pronounce mason?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪsən/.
What does mason mean?
A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
Where does mason come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mason

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