/ˈmeɪsən/
OriginFrom Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”), from Frankish *makjō (“maker, builder”), a derivative of Frankish *makōn (“to work, build, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Proto-West Germanic *mattjō (“cutter”), from Proto-Indo-European *metn-, *met- (“to cut”).
- A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
- One who prepares stone for building purposes.
- A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
- A Freemason.
- transitiveTo build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons
“to mason up a well or terrace”
“to mason in a kettle or boiler”
- countable, uncountableA surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason.
- countable, uncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
“New Zealand registration officials apparently blocked other questionable names in the past, including Fish and Chips and Sex Fruit, but allowed others, such as Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence. […] ”
- countable, uncountableA town in Effingham County, Illinois.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
- countable, uncountableA city, the county seat of Ingham County, Michigan.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada.
- countable, uncountableA town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
- countable, uncountableA city in Warren County, Ohio.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma.
- countable, uncountableA ghost town in Butte County, South Dakota.
- countable, uncountableA town in Tipton County, Tennessee.
- countable, uncountableA city, the county seat of Mason County, Texas.
- countable, uncountableA town in Mason County, West Virginia.
- countable, uncountableA town and village therein, in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
- countable, uncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Mason Township.
- abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informalEllipsis of George Mason University
Formsmasons(plural) · masons(present, singular, third-person) · masoning(participle, present) · masoned(participle, past) · masoned(past) · Masons(plural)