1
: a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
2
capitalized
: freemason
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According to McKinsey, construction and manufacturing companies in the U.S. are competing for a dwindling supply of skilled craftsmen, or tradespeople like carpenters, masons, electricians, welders, and plumbers.
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Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Neolithic masons filled the gaps between individual stones with shards of greywacke, a type of sandstone that also lined the chamber floor.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
In Altadena, an unincorporated community northeast of Los Angeles, masons are rescuing century-old clay tiles from fireplaces that survived the Eaton fire before the rubble is bulldozed.
—Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The group plans to start paying the masons from a GoFundMe that has now raised more than $100,000.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
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Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Neolithic masons filled the gaps between individual stones with shards of greywacke, a type of sandstone that also lined the chamber floor.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
In Altadena, an unincorporated community northeast of Los Angeles, masons are rescuing century-old clay tiles from fireplaces that survived the Eaton fire before the rubble is bulldozed.
—Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The group plans to start paying the masons from a GoFundMe that has now raised more than $100,000.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Mason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mason. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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mason
noun
ma·son
ˈmās-ᵊn 
: a skilled worker who builds or works with stone, brick, or cement
Biographical Definition
Mason 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Ma·son
ˈmā-sᵊn
Charles 1728–1786 English astronomer and surveyor
Mason
2 of 2biographical name (2)
George 1725–1792 American statesman in Revolution
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