stonecutter

noun

stone·​cut·​ter ˈstōn-ˌkə-tər 

1

: one that cuts, carves, or dresses stone

2

: a machine for dressing stone

stonecutting

ˈstōn-ˌkə-tiŋ 

noun

Examples of stonecutter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The farmland was established in 1891 by Swiss stonecutter George Blum, and stayed in his family for five generations until 2018. — Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026

Shipping the marble and the specialist stonecutters required to work on it from Alexandria to this remote desert port would have been a major undertaking. — Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024

Gill was a stonecutter and engraver, and the original letterforms were carved in stone, not drawn or inked. — Eviana Hartman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024

The area was once home to Renaissance sculptors and stonecutters who worked in the nearby pietra serena quarries; Boccaccio, Michelangelo, and even Mark Twain have called Settignano home. — Emiko Davies, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stonecutter

• kilometre
• butter
• clutter
• cutter
• flutter
• gutter
• mutter
• nutter
• putter
• rutter
• shutter
• sputter

Kids Definition

stonecutter

noun

stone·​cut·​ter -ˌkət-ər 

1

: a person who cuts, carves, or puts a finish on stone

2

: a machine for putting a finish on stone

stonecutting

-ˌkət-iŋ 

noun