mason

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a craftsman who works with stone or brick

Similar word(s): stonemason

Definition categories: person, artificer, artisan, craftsman, journeyman

2. a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love

Similar word(s): freemason

Definition categories: person, brother

verb

1. (transitive) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.