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Quarrier
see synonyms of quarrierNoun
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Quarrier
see synonyms of quarriernoun
another word for quarryman
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Quarrier
see synonyms of quarrier noun
a person who works in a stone quarry
: also ˈquarryman (ˈkwɔrimən
; kwôrˈēmən; ˈkwɑrimən
; kwärˈēmən) Word forms: plural ˈquarrymen (ˈkwɔrimən
; kwôrˈēmən; ˈkwɑrimən
; kwärˈēmən)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Quarrier
see synonyms of quarriern. pl. quar·ries
1. An open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained by digging, cutting, or blasting.
2. A rich or productive source: found the book an indispensable quarry of information.
tr.v. quar·ried, quar·ry·ing, quar·ries
1. To obtain (stone) from a quarry, as by cutting, digging, or blasting.
2. To extract (facts, for example) by long, careful searching: finally quarried out the genealogy from hundreds of sources.
3. To use (land) as a quarry.
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