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stonebreaker

stonebreaker noun: a labourer who breaks stone.

Noun

stonebreaker (plural stonebreakers)

  1. A labourer who breaks stone.
    • In 1908, Argentinian stonebreakers went on what was to become the longest strike in the country’s history.2021, “The Stonebreakers”, in Mubi, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023
  2. A machine for crushing or hammering stone.

Forms of stonebreaker

pluralstonebreakers
alternative formstone breaker
alternative formstone-breaker

Origin of stonebreaker

From stone + breaker.

Questions about stonebreaker

What does stonebreaker mean?
Stonebreaker means a labourer who breaks stone.
What part of speech is stonebreaker?
Stonebreaker is a noun.
What is the plural of stonebreaker?
The plural of stonebreaker is stonebreakers.

Words near stonebreaker in the dictionary

  1. Stonebraker
  2. Stonebrakers
  3. stonebrash
  4. stonebrashes
  5. stonebreak
  6. stonebreaker
  7. stonebreakers
  8. stonebreaks
  9. Stonebridge
  10. stonebrood
  11. Stonebroom

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