1
: a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
2
Mason
: freemason
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But beneath the amber glow of rope lighting, truck drivers mix with renowned producers, world travelers, barbecue pit masters and one dapper gentleman sporting a bow-tie, a gold masons ring and a handle of Hennessy.
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Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The Colonel insisted that Masons and Zionists ran the world.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
The mason had charged her less than five thousand dollars.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
The Kanneh-Masons have toured the world, recorded chart-topping albums and won prestigious awards.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The Colonel insisted that Masons and Zionists ran the world.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
The mason had charged her less than five thousand dollars.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
The Kanneh-Masons have toured the world, recorded chart-topping albums and won prestigious awards.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Mason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mason. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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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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