mason
A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
Noun 3 meanings
A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
One who prepares stone for building purposes.
A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
Verb 1 meaning
To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons
“to mason up a well or terrace”
Etymology
From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”).
MASON at a glance
MASON has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + S 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,612 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with mason
All rhymesOne letter away
- MACON9
- MARON7
- MESON7
- BASON7
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