different between mason vs craftsman

English

Etymology

From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maci? (“carpenter, bricklayer”), from a derivative of Frankish *mak?n (“to work, build, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with *mati (“cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *matj?, *mattukaz (“ploghshare, mattock”), from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (“hoe, mattock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?s?n/
• Rhymes: -e?s?n

Noun

mason (plural masons)

1. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick
2. One who prepares stone for building purposes.
3. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

mason (third-person singular simple present masons, present participle masoning, simple past and past participle masoned)

1. (transitive, normally with a preposition) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons

   to mason up a well or terrace

   to mason in a kettle or boiler

Translations

Anagrams

• Manso, NOMAS, Osman, manos, moans, monas, soman

Esperanto

Noun

mason

1. accusative singular of maso

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

Unknown

Noun

mason

1. fruit of the Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Etymology

From French maçon, from Middle French maçon (“mason”), from Old French maçon, masson, machun (“brick-layer”), from Late Latin maci?, machi? (“carpenter, brick-layer”), from a derivative of Frankish *mak?n (“to build, make, work”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Frankish *mati (“cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *matj?, *mattukaz (“ploughshare, mattock”), from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (“hoe, mattock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.s?n/

Noun

mason m pers (feminine masonka)

1. mason, Freemason

   Synonym: wolnomularz

Declension

Further reading

• mason in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• mason in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French maçon

Noun

mason m (plural masoni)

1. freemason

Declension

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

Unknown

Noun

mason

1. fruit of the Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

English

Alternative forms

• craftman

Etymology

craft +? -s- +? -man

Pronunciation

• enPR: kr?fts-m?n

Noun

craftsman (plural craftsmen)

1. One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.
   • 1874, The Quarterly Review (volume 137, page 388)

     Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman.

   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 232d.

     And if someone wants to know how to make objections to actual craftsmen themselves on the subject of art in general or any particular art, there are published treatises available, as you know.
2. A person who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.
3. A person who produces arts and crafts.

Coordinate terms

• craftswoman

Hypernyms

• artisan
• (rare) craftsperson

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