/ ˈmeɪsn; NAmE / noun
1.
a person who builds using stone, or works with stone
2.
Mason = Freemason
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French masson (noun), maçonner (verb), probably of Germanic origin; perhaps related to make .
/ ˈmeɪsn; NAmE / noun
1.
a person who builds using stone, or works with stone
2.
Mason = Freemason
••
WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French masson (noun), maçonner (verb), probably of Germanic origin; perhaps related to make .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005