quarryman


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quarryman

(ˈkwɒrɪmən)
n, pl -men
1. (Professions) a man who works in or manages a quarry
2. (Mining & Quarrying) a man who works in or manages a quarry
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.quarryman - a man who works in a quarry
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
breaker, ledgeman - a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
cutter, stonecutter - someone who cuts or carves stone
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Translations

quarryman

[ˈkwɒrɪmən] N (quarrymen (pl)) → cantero m, picapedrero m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quarryman

n pl <-men> → Steinbrucharbeiter m, → Steinhauer m
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quarryman

[ˈkwɒrɪmən] n (-men (pl)) → cavapietre m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
The house had been built by Seth's grandfather, a stone quarryman, and it, together with the stone quarries on Lake Erie eighteen miles to the north, had been left to his son, Clarence Richmond, Seth's father.
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YOUR detailed coverage over a three day period in The Daily Post last week, of the building of the Pontio building at Bangor University, including substantial reportage of adverse public reaction to the "pastel lime-green free-form carbuncle", that is apparently a modern reinterpretation of the quarryman's "caban", raises very important issues of public accountability.
The new Renishaw Quarryman Pro 3D laser scanner system uses innovative technology to help optimize blasting and increase the profitability of quarrying operations, according to the company.
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Y Chwarelwr (The Quarryman) was made in 1935 by Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards, Urdd Gobaith Cymru founder, and playwright John Ellis Williams.
An archeology dig will take place in the foundations of the quarryman's cottages at Fall Spring Wood next Saturday.
PROJECT Stan Harrison SO MANY STORIES Stan Harrison's quarryman grandfather Jack, back row centre, with German PoWs
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Quarryman's Lament marries blues roots with Far Eastern instrumentation and a spine-tingling cover of Tim Hardin's Bird On A Wire opens with wailing Greek clarino before building guitar crunch.
Joe finished a great set with The Great Flood, Story Of A Quarryman and Just Got Paid.
It will take place along a new six-mile circular route which has been christened The Quarryman's Walk and is part of a heritage trail acknowledging the contribution quarry workers made to the north Warwickshire economy.