Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. One that cuts or carves stone.
- n. A machine that is used to dress stone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Somebody who cuts, carves or dresses stone.
- n. A machine that is used to cut stone or concrete.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One whose occupation is to cut stone; also, a machine for dressing stone.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One whose occupation it is to hew or cut stones for building, ornamental, or other purposes.
- n. A machine for shaping or facing stones.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. someone who cuts or carves stone
Etymologies
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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"I think the stonecutter is another perfect metaphor for the process of growing into our full potential.
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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.
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The historic home was built around 1838 by renowned Newburgh architect and stonecutter Thornton M.
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Though beloved by many theater-goers, he once told the Buffalo News that he felt like a "medieval stonecutter, hacking away in the dark corner of an abandoned monastery, while everyone else is outside, having fun in the Renaissance."
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Etymologically, the master mason was not only the chief stonecutter but also the "master of machines." back
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro
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Prince George's, like many locales with plenty of undeveloped land, has a tradition of corruption stretching back 40 years, when Jesse Baggett, a stonecutter-turned-county commissioner, was convicted of trading a favor to a developer for a $3,500 tractor.
Johnsons' arrests have some in Prince George's wondering who is next
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Stonecutter: Artist John J. Muth and writer John Kuramoto adapt a Chinese folk tale about a stonecutter who seeks greater power in life by taking on new roles and finding disappointment in them.
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The stonecutter / New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2009
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A visitor to the site of where one of the medieval cathedrals was being built asked a stonecutter what he was doing.
Cheerfulness (A psychosynthesis technique), by Roberto Assagioli
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