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quarryman [kwawr-ee-muh n, kwor-] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural quar·ry·men.
Origin of quarryman First recorded in 1605–15; quarry1 + -man Examples from the Web for quarryman Historical Examples of quarryman
This was Evan Peters, the quarryman, and I glanced at him very suspiciously.
George Bowring – A Tale Of Cader Idris
R. D. Blackmore
Thou didst act with her like a quarryman from the Alban Hills.
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The quarryman offered to guide him, and declared that he would find Peter there.
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The quarryman staggered back, and I had just time to spring to his aid.
S. Baring-Gould
The quarryman swung his pasty bag and smote his breast with it.
S. Baring-Gould
British Dictionary definitions for quarryman quarryman noun plural -men
- a man who works in or manages a quarry
Word Origin and History for quarryman n.