quarryman

[ kwawr-ee-muh n, kwor- ]

/ ˈkwɔr i mən, ˈkwɒr- /

a person who quarries stone; quarrier.

Origin of quarryman

First recorded in 1605–15; quarry¹ + -man

Yet he succeeded in restraining himself, and challenged the quarryman, in a firm voice: "What do you want?"

The Wandering Jew, Complete |Eugene Sue
Trevithick's high-pressure steam boring engine enabled him to penetrate the rock five times as fast as the quarryman's power.

Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) |Francis Trevithick
I must pay the quarryman for the stone; my workmen cannot live on air.

Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays |Various
"We may yet save him," repeated the quarryman, mechanically.

The Wandering Jew, Complete |Eugene Sue

The quarryman offered to guide him, and declared that he would find Peter there.

Quo Vadis |Henryk Sienkiewicz

quarryman

/ (ˈkwɒrɪmən) /

a man who works in or manages a quarry