quarrier

[ kwawr-ee-er, kwor- ]

noun

1. a person who quarries quarry stone.

quarrier

/ ˈkwɒrɪə /

noun

1. another word for quarryman

Word History and Origins

Origin of quarrier¹

1325–75; Middle English quaryer, quarriour < Old French quarrier, equivalent to *quarre quarry ¹ + -ier -ier ²

Example Sentences

There is Mr. Quarrier, near Alloa in Scotland, who is doing similar work.

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Mr. Quarrier dislikes that sort of thing—but of course he'll take it well.

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She had wished him to observe the brilliancy of Mr. Quarrier's game.

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All of which demonstration was bitterly offensive to Quarrier.

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Instinctively she moved a step forward for a glimpse of Quarrier's face.

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