mason Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
    George Mason.
  2. noun English film actor (1909-1984)
    James Neville Mason; James Mason.
  3. noun English writer (1865-1948)
    A. E. W. Mason; Alfred Edward Woodley Mason.
  4. noun a craftsman who works with stone or brick
    stonemason.
  5. noun a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
    Freemason.

WordNet

Ma"son noun
Etymology
F. maon, LL. macio, machio, mattio, mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.
Definitions
  1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
  2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
Ma"son transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.

Webster 1913