quarrier
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Quarrier — Quar ri*er, n. A worker in a stone quarry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quarrier — [kwôr′ēmən, kwär′ēmən] n. pl. quarrymen [kwôr′ēmən, kwär′ēmənkwôr′ē ər, kwär′ē ər] n. a person who works in a stone quarry: also quarryman [kwôr′ēmən, kwär′ēmən] n. quarrymen [kwôr′ēmən, kwär′ēmən] … English World dictionary
quarrier — /kwawr ee euhr, kwor /, n. a person who quarries stone. [1325 75; ME quaryer, quarriour < OF quarrier, equiv. to *quarre QUARRY1 + ier IER2] * * * … Universalium
quarrier — /ˈkwɒriə/ (say kworeeuh) noun → quarryman. {Middle English quaryer, from Middle French quarrier} …
quarrier — Un quarrier qui couppe les pierres és quarrieres, ou qui les en tire, Lapicida, Latomus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
quarrier — Ⅰ. quarry [1] ► NOUN (pl. quarries) ▪ an open excavation in the earth s surface from which stone or other materials are extracted. ► VERB (quarries, quarried) 1) extract from a quarry. 2) cut into (rock or ground) to obtain … English terms dictionary
Quarrier's Village — is a small settlement in Inverclyde, Scotland. It lies within the Gryffe Valley, falling into the civil parish of Kilmacolm, although geographically slightly closer to Bridge of Weir. It is now a residential commuter village, with many residents… … Wikipedia
quarrier — noun Date: 14th century a worker in a stone quarry … New Collegiate Dictionary
quarrier — quar·ri·er || kwÉ‘rɪə(r) , kwÉ” / kwÉ’ n. person who digs stone from a quarry, one who works in a quarry … English contemporary dictionary
quarrier — quar·ri·er … English syllables
