stonecutter

noun stone·cut·ter \ ˈstōn-ˌkə-tər \

Updated on: 17 Mar 2018

Definition of stonecutter

1 : one that cuts, carves, or dresses stone

2 : a machine for dressing stone

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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, "A Road Trip Through Tuscany That's All About the Food," 26 Feb. 2018
After the damaged sustained in 1978, the statue’s original sculptor, Heinz Warneke, prepared a cast for a new ear, which was put in place by Vincenzo Palumbo, a master carver who was the head stonecutter at Washington’s National Cathedral.

— rob tornoe, Philly.com, "Who damaged Penn State's Nittany Lion statue?," 27 Feb. 2018
Guys who wake you up at six with electric stonecutters.

— joe queenan, WSJ, "Freedoms for an Age of Nonstop Botherers," 8 Dec. 2017
Educated as a stonecutter by his older brother Joseph, the teenage Martin was taken on as an apprentice by Thomas Ball.

— colin dickey, Longreads, "American Sphinx," 31 Aug. 2017
STONECUTTERS ISLAND in Hong Kong used to be a favoured habitat for poisonous snakes and eye-catching birds such as the white-bellied sea eagle.

— The Economist, "The other handoverAn illustrious Hong Kong container firm sells to China," 15 July 2017
Richard Benson, a stonecutter’s son with the skills of a master machinist who developed innovative techniques to print photographs that had the artistic depth of paintings, died on Thursday in Providence, R.I.

— richard sandomir, New York Times, "Richard Benson, Photographer and Printer, Dies at 73," 27 June 2017
Built in 2004 by stonecutters Connie and Brenda Edward, this version is officially called the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Stonehenge and is located on its campus.

— kelly kazek, AL.com, "Where you can see 7 Stonehenge replicas in the south, including Alabama," 20 June 2017
After trying to break a stone by tapping it repeatedly, the stonecutter finally cracked it with a tap.

— paul sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Once part of Cubs' future, Matt Szczur thankful to get a chance elsewhere," 14 May 2017

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