Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that cuts or carves stone.
- noun A machine that is used to dress stone.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One whose occupation it is to hew or cut stones for building, ornamental, or other purposes.
- noun A machine for shaping or facing stones.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One whose occupation is to cut stone; also, a machine for dressing stone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Somebody who
cuts ,carves ordresses stone. - noun A
machine that is used to cut stone orconcrete .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who cuts or carves stone
Etymologies
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Examples
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At the time, for a Midwestern kid from "stonecutter" Bedford, Indiana, it was kind of like going to work for Google today.
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At the time, for a Midwestern kid from "stonecutter" Bedford, Indiana, it was kind of like going to work for Google today.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jake Brewer 2008
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At the time, for a Midwestern kid from "stonecutter" Bedford, Indiana, it was kind of like going to work for Google today.
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At the time, for a Midwestern kid from "stonecutter" Bedford, Indiana, it was kind of like going to work for Google today.
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At the time, for a Midwestern kid from "stonecutter" Bedford, Indiana, it was kind of like going to work for Google today.
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"I think the stonecutter is another perfect metaphor for the process of growing into our full potential.
Colors on my mind 2008
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The historic home was built around 1838 by renowned Newburgh architect and stonecutter Thornton M.
A Touch of Tuscany Revived in Newburgh Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal The historic home was built around 1838 by renowned Newburgh architect and stonecutter Thornton M.
Tuscany on the Hudson Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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The historic home was built around 1838 by renowned Newburgh architect and stonecutter Thornton M.
A Touch of Tuscany Revived in Newburgh Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal The historic home was built around 1838 by renowned Newburgh architect and stonecutter Thornton M.
Tuscany on the Hudson Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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