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quarrier

[ kwawr-ee-er, kwor- ]

noun

  1. a person who quarries quarry stone.


quarrier

/ ˈkwɒrɪə /

noun

  1. another word for quarryman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quarrier1

1325–75; Middle English quaryer, quarriour < Old French quarrier, equivalent to *quarre quarry 1 + -ier -ier 2
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Example Sentences

There is Mr. Quarrier, near Alloa in Scotland, who is doing similar work.

Mr. Quarrier dislikes that sort of thing—but of course he'll take it well.

She had wished him to observe the brilliancy of Mr. Quarrier's game.

All of which demonstration was bitterly offensive to Quarrier.

Instinctively she moved a step forward for a glimpse of Quarrier's face.

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