quarryman

[ kwawr-ee-muhn, kwor- ]

noun

, plural quar·ry·men.

1. a person who quarries quarry stone; quarrier.

quarryman

/ ˈkwɒrɪmən /

noun

1. a man who works in or manages a quarry

Word History and Origins

Origin of quarryman¹

First recorded in 1605–15; quarry ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

"Ordinary people - from the quarrymen of north Wales to the coal miners in south Wales to the agricultural labourers and farmers in mid Wales," said Elgan Philip Davies, a historian and former student in Aberystwyth.

From BBC

Mr. Patterson explained how his father and three hundred other quarrymen went on strike days before the stock market crash in 1929, never to return to work in the pits again.

From Literature

An old quarryman came to talk to us.

From New York Times

The nonprofit then changed the locks on the doors of the quarryman’s museum.

From New York Times

The Gold Cape takes its name from a Bronze Age artefact unearthed in the town more than 180 years ago by quarrymen.

From BBC