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quarrier [kwawr-ee-er, kwor-] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a person who quarries stone.
Origin of quarrier 1325–75; Middle English quaryer, quarriour Old French quarrier, equivalent to *quarre quarry1 + -ier -ier2 Examples from the Web for quarrier Historical Examples of quarrier
Mr. Quarrier dislikes that sort of thing—but of course he’ll take it well.
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She had wished him to observe the brilliancy of Mr. Quarrier’s game.
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All of which demonstration was bitterly offensive to Quarrier.
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Instinctively she moved a step forward for a glimpse of Quarrier’s face.
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Even her engagement to Quarrier added a tinge of malice to his interest.
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British Dictionary definitions for quarrier quarrier noun
- another word for quarryman