ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stonebreaker

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Stonebreaker is a noun meaning A labourer who breaks stone.

Meaning

A labourer who breaks stone.

More Meanings

  1. A machine for crushing or hammering stone.

Example Sentences

In 1908, Argentinian stonebreakers went on what was to become the longest strike in the country’s history.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stoneworker, spaller, smasher, stonemason, stonelayer, roughsetter.

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