stonecutter

[ stohn-kuht-er ]

noun

1. a person who cuts or carves stone.
2. a machine for cutting or dressing stone.

stonecutter

/ ˈstəʊnˌkʌtə /

noun

1. a person who is skilled in cutting and carving stone
2. a machine used to dress stone

Derived Forms

• ˈstoneˌcutting, noun

Other Words From

• stonecutting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stonecutter¹

First recorded in 1530–40; stone + cutter

Example Sentences

Companies that manufacture slabs of engineered stone, a popular choice for kitchen and bathroom countertops, are developing and marketing new products amid mounting concerns about stonecutters being sickened with a deadly lung disease.

From Los Angeles Times

A Los Angeles County jury found businesses that make or distribute engineered stone at fault Wednesday for the suffering of a 34-year-old stonecutter afflicted with an incurable disease.

From Los Angeles Times

“How many kids staring at their iPads are even aware that they can grow up to be a stonecutter, a traditional carpenter, a mason?”

From New York Times

Among them was Anthony White, a Queensland stonecutter whose illness and death at age 36 were widely covered there.

From Los Angeles Times

It goes back to a story Homa shared on a “No Laying Up” podcast four years ago about a stonecutter who hammers away on a huge boulder and shatters it with the 101st strike.

From Seattle Times