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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Vocab question: mason vs bricklayer

Dear Users,
Is there any difference between a bricklayer and a mason?
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Masons also do stone work.

— Mister Micawber

  • Masons also do stone work.
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Masons also do stone work.
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Masons do not lay bricks.
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fivejedjonMasons do not lay bricks.
Somewhere they do:

1. a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.

I have no personal experience with men of this craft, however!
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Mister Micawberwhose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
The British Dictionaries I have checked mention only stone. This seems to be another BrE/AmE difference.
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fivejedjonhis seems to be another BrEAmE difference
Oh boy, just what I need!
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