Dictionary Definition

Mason

1 American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) [syn: George Mason]

2 English film actor (1909-1984) [syn: James Mason, James Neville Mason]

4 a craftsman who works with stone or brick [syn: stonemason]

5 a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love [syn: Freemason]

User Contributed Dictionary

From masson (French maçon), from Late Latin macio, machio, mattio, mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin

One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.

one who builds with stone or brick

Freemason

Mason bee (Zoölogy): any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus Osmia. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand
Mason moth (Zoölogy): any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil
Mason shell (Zoölogy): a marine univalve shell of the genus Phorus; -- so called because it cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell
Mason wasp (Zoölogy):'' any wasp that constructs its nest, or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus provides food for its larvæ

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.

A mason is a worker who builds in brick or stone, otherwise known as masonry.

Mason may also refer to:

Freemasonry, a fraternal organization whose membership has shared moral and metaphysical ideals
A nickname for George Mason University
Mason (Perl), a Perl-based website development and delivery engine
Mason (crater), on the Moon
Mason Truck, a subsidiary of Durant Motors of the 1920s
Mason's rule, a formula frequently used in control theory
Mason (DJ), a Dutch DJ
MASON, a Multiagent Simulation Toolkit from George Mason University
Mason Proffit, a folk rock band from Chicago

Mason is also the name of several places:* Mason, Illinois

carver, chaser, clay modeler, earth artist, figurer, figuriste, gem carver, graver, modeler, molder, monumental mason, sculptor, sculptress, sculpturer, statuary, stonecutter, wax modeler, wood carver