1
: a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
2
capitalized
: freemason
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The team of masons, covered in dust and sweat, had been working in the ruins of the Altadena house for hours when a shout echoed across the wreckage.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Finding enough skilled masons was the group’s first challenge.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The group plans to start paying the masons from a GoFundMe that has now raised more than $100,000.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The expert masons of old just mixed hydrated lime with the sand.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Finding enough skilled masons was the group’s first challenge.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The group plans to start paying the masons from a GoFundMe that has now raised more than $100,000.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The expert masons of old just mixed hydrated lime with the sand.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Mason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mason. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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mason
noun
ma·son
ˈmās-ᵊn 
: a skilled worker who builds or works with stone, brick, or cement
Biographical Definition
Mason 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Ma·son
ˈmā-sᵊn
Charles 1728–1786 English astronomer and surveyor
Mason
2 of 2biographical name (2)
George 1725–1792 American statesman in Revolution
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