Quarryman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkwɔɹ.i.mən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quarryman is a noun meaning A man involved in quarrying (mining for stone).
Meaning
A man involved in quarrying (mining for stone).
Example Sentences
Many of its cottages were built for quarrymen when local workings provided limestone for the great 19th-century ironworks at Nantyglo.
He then described how a quarryman had bought the mineral rights of an estate at Melkridge, on the route of the Roman Wall, for twenty-one years.
Word Forms
- quarrymen
Synonyms for quarryman
Depending on context, synonyms include quarrier.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quarrier, quarrymaster, rockman, quayman, miner, stonebreaker.
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