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Definition: Stonecutter |
StonecutterNoun1. Someone who cuts or carves stone. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "stonecutter" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1605. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | A. Person whose occupation is cutting stone; a stone mason b. A gem cutter. (references) |
Occupations | Cuts, shapes, and polishes precious and synthetic gems: Positions rough stone in holder and holds stone against edge of revolving saw or lapidary slitter impregnated with diamond dust to cut and slit stone. Removes cut stone and places it in lapidary stick. Selects shaping wheel and applies abrasive compound. Holds lapidary stick against revolving shaping wheel and lapidary disk to further shape stone and grind facets. Examines stone for accuracy of cut, using magnifying glass. Polishes stone, using felt or canvas-covered polishing wheel, and polishing compounds, such as tripoli or rouge. May use mechanical facet-cutting device. May cut and polish diamonds for industrial purposes and be designated Industrial-Diamond Polisher (jewelry-silver.). (references) |
| Analyzes malfunctions, repairs or replaces parts, and dresses buhrstones to maintain grinding mills in operating condition: Aligns and balances stone and grinding wheel, using handtools. Cuts foors (concentric grooves near center of stone) and $T3cracks$T1 to sharpen stones, using calipers, dividers, and airhammer chisel. Positions stone horizontally in mill, using chain hoist. Inspects mills to determine malfunction or need for repair or reconditioning. Disassembles mill to gain access to worn or damaged parts, replaces shafts and other parts, and rebabbits bearings, using micrometer, scrapers, and handtools. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: StonecutterSynonym: cutter (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Stonecutter |
| English words defined with "stonecutter": Lapicide. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | The Stonecutter (1960) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Occupational portrait of an unidentified stonecutter, three-quarter length, three-quarters to the right, holding mallet and chisel against block of stone. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Stonecutter" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 80.00% of the time. "Stonecutter" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 80% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Noun (singular) | 20% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
stonecutter | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "stonecutter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | Makinë Prerëse Mermeri, Gurgdhendës (stonemason), Gdhendës Guri (stone-carver). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | قاطع الحجارة, الناحت أو ناقش الحجارة, الحجارة آلة لقطع الحجر. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | Каменоделец (Mason). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | Kameník (Mason, stonemason, stone-mason). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stenhugger. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | steenhouwer (stone-cutter, stonemason). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | ماشین سنگ بری , سنگ تراش (Stonemason). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kivenhakkaaja (stone-cutter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Tailleur De Pierre (stonemason). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Steinmetz (Mason, monumental mason, stone-cutter, stonemason). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εργάτης λατομείου, λιθοτόμος, λατόμος, Λιθοτόμοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ־סתת, ־סת, ַוצב ְב ים, ׁתת. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | Scalpellino (stonemasson), Mola (grinder, grindstone, millstone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | jallooder cloaie, giarreyder cloaie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onecutterstay Каменотес (Hewer, Mason), езчик По Камню. (various references) kamenorezac (lapidary). (various references) Cantero (Mason, quarryman). (various references) stenhuggare (Mason, stone-cutter, stonemason). (various references) Taşçı (Mason, stonemason), Taş Yontucu (Knapper). (various references) Каменотес, ізьбяр По Каменю. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | lapidarrius. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "stonecutter": stonecutters. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "stonecutter" (pronounced 'Stone"cut`ter'): Amphiaster, Anglemeter, Animater, Archiater, Backwater, Bandmaster, Bargemastter, Beemaster, Bergmaster, Black-letter, Blendwater, Bloodletter, Bogtrotter, Breakwater, Burghermaster, Burghmaster, Burgomaster, Calc-sinter, Capellmeister, Catchwater, Chalkcutter, Coal-meter, Cockmaster, Colporter, Confederater, Constituter, Controverter, Corncutter, Court-plaster, Craftsmaster, Criticaster, Cutwater, Dekaliter, Dekameter, Dynamiter, Fillibuster, Fresh-water, goddaughter, limewater, Macerater, manslaughter, Masticater, Medicaster, Meliorater, micromillimeter, midwinter, Mint-master, news-letter, Ohmmeter, Outfitter. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-n-o-r-s-t-t-t-u" | |
-2 letters: contester, cotrustee, rottenest, trecentos. | |
-3 letters: coenures, construe, counters, curettes, octettes, outsteer, recounts, tonettes, trecento, trounces. | |
-4 letters: cenotes, censure, centers, centres, coenure, contest, contuse, cornets, cornute, cotters, counter, couters, curette, curtest, cutters, encores, encrust, entrust, estrone, necrose, netters, neuters, nutters, octette, outseen, outsert, recount, retunes, rosette, scouter, scutter, stentor, stouten, stouter, strette, stretto, stutter. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-n-o-r-s-t-t-t-u" | |
+1 letter: counterstate, reconstitute, stonecutters. | |
+2 letters: counterstated, counterstates, reconstituted, reconstitutes. | |
+3 letters: counterprotest, counterthreats. | |
+4 letters: counterprotests, counterstrategy, technostructure. | |
+5 letters: counterattackers, counterpetitions, counterstatement, counterterrorist, technostructures. | |
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