stonecutter

English

Etymology

stone +‎ cutter.

Noun

stonecutter (plural stonecutters)

Somebody who cuts, carves or dresses stone.
A machine that is used to cut stone or concrete.

Synonyms

Derived terms

stonecutting

Translations

one who cuts stone

French: tailleur de pierre (fr) m, tailleuse de pierre f
Greek:
Ancient: λιθοξόος m (lithoxóos), λατόμος m (latómos)
Italian: tagliapietre m, lapidario (it) m, scalpellino (it) m
Latin: lapicīda m

Norman: pitcheux d'pièrre m (Jersey), tailleur d'pièrre m (Jersey)
Persian: سنگتراش‎ (sang-tarâš)
Romanian: pietrar (ro) m
Serbo-Croatian: klesar (sh), kamenoklesar, kamenorezac (sh), kamenar (sh)
Turkish: taşçı (tr)

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