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mason^¹

/ˈmeɪsən/

Rhymes with -eɪsən

Where it comes from

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

noun masons

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 masons · masoning · masoned

transitive, normally with a preposition To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons to mason up a well or terrace

Mason^²

/ˈmeɪsən/

Rhymes with -eɪsən

proper noun Masons

countable, uncountable A surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason.
countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname. New Zealand registration officials apparently blocked other questionable names in the past, including Fish and Chips and Sex Fruit, but allowed others, such as Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence. […] I’m fine with the Gavins and the Masons and the Chloes, but the Poppy Honeys and the Banjos and the
countable, uncountable A town in Effingham County, Illinois.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Ingham County, Michigan.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada.
countable, uncountable A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
countable, uncountable A city in Warren County, Ohio.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma.
countable, uncountable A ghost town in Butte County, South Dakota.
countable, uncountable A town in Tipton County, Tennessee.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Mason County, Texas.
countable, uncountable A town in Mason County, West Virginia.
countable, uncountable A town and village therein, in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mason Township.
abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Ellipsis of George Mason University

noun Masons

A Freemason.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stonemason, stonecutter, freemason, stoneworker, brick, tyler, builder, book, mcqueen, mackie, masson, constructor, bricklayer, carver, sculptor, waller

Translations

Every language

noun one who builds with stone or brick

Español	albañil
한국어	석공 seokgong
日本語	石工 ishiku
中文	石匠 shíjiàng, 石工 shígōng
Português	pedreiro
Français	maçon, maçonne
Deutsch	Maurer
Italiano	muratore
Ελληνικά	κτίστης ktístis, λιθοδόμος lithodómos
Română	zidar, pietrar, mason
Русский	ка́менщик kámenščik, масо́н masón
Tiếng Việt	thợ xây, thợ nề, thợ hồ, phụ hồ
العربية	بَنَّاء bannāʔ
עברית	בנאי banai

verb to build stonework or brickwork

Română	zidi, dura, clădi

name a male name

Español	Masón
中文	梅森 Méisēn
Français	Mason
Русский	Масон

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BibTeX

@misc{mason_2026,
  title = {mason},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mason},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}