stonemason

[ stohn-mey-suh n ]

/ ˈstoʊnˌmeɪ sən /

a person who builds with or dresses stone.

Origin of stonemason

First recorded in 1750–60; stone + mason

stone·ma·son·ry, noun

Stonemason engineers began inspecting each stone of the complex to ensure that the foundation was still intact.

The Earthquake That Wasn’t |Daniel Stone |August 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
To find my stonemason, however, was not so easy; and yet I went to work methodically enough.

A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest |Amelia B. Edwards
Olle, who is still employed by the stonemason, has become a gloomy misanthrope after his great failure as a politician and orator.

The Red Room |August Strindberg
By trade he was a stonemason, but he became a skilled musical amateur, and a most versatile and entertaining critic.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol IX. |Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton

A stonemason working in the churchyard came to my assistance.

Highways and Byways in Surrey |Eric Parker
He might, perhaps, have been bred a stonemason, and have done his work in the world by travelling with a panorama.

Emerson and Other Essays |John Jay Chapman

stonemason

/ (ˈstəʊnˌmeɪsən) /

a person who is skilled in preparing stone for building

stonemasonry, noun