Meaning of Mason | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
2. A surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason.
   countable, uncountable
3. A Freemason.
4. One who prepares stone for building purposes.
5. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   countable, uncountable
6. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
7. A number of places in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
8. A town in Effingham County, Illinois.
   countable, uncountable
9. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.
   countable, uncountable
10. An unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
    countable, uncountable
11. A city, the county seat of Ingham County, Michigan.
    countable, uncountable
12. An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
    countable, uncountable
13. An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada.
    countable, uncountable
14. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
    countable, uncountable
15. A city in Warren County, Ohio.
    countable, uncountable
16. An unincorporated community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma.
    countable, uncountable
17. A ghost town in Butte County, South Dakota.
    countable, uncountable
18. A town in Tipton County, Tennessee.
    countable, uncountable
19. A city, the county seat of Mason County, Texas.
    countable, uncountable
20. A town in Mason County, West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
21. A town and village therein, in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
22. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mason Township.
    countable, uncountable
23. Ellipsis of George Mason University
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable

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Examples

“New Zealand registration officials apparently blocked other questionable names in the past, including Fish⟳ and Chips and Sex Fruit, but allowed others, such as Number⟳ 16 Bus Shelter⟳ and Violence. […] I’m fine with the Gavins and the Masons and the Chloes, but the Poppy Honeys and the Banjos and the Sex Fruits simply have⟳ to go.”

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