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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