quarryman
Extracts building stone
A quarryman is a worker who extracts stone from a quarry.
The work involves cutting, blasting, and removing rock for use in construction or other industries.
The quarrymen shaped granite blocks by hand before machinery took over.
One who excavates ore
- stonecutterOne who shapes rock
- drillerOne who bores holes
- blasterEnergy-shooting firearm
- loaderOne who fills containers
digger · hewer · breaker · splitter · toil · sweat · calluses · blue-collar
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
slate · quartzite · bluestone · flagstone · cobblestone · travertine · gneiss · flint
miner
One who excavates ore
- stonecutterOne who shapes rock
- drillerOne who bores holes
- blasterEnergy-shooting firearm
loader · digger · hewer · breaker · splitter · toil · sweat · calluses · blue-collar · manual labor
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
sandstone · slate · quartzite · bluestone · flagstone · cobblestone · travertine · gneiss · flint · dolomite
stonework
Construction using rock
shaping · dressing · finishing · squaring · facing · chisel · mallet · hammer · point · trowel
blast
Sudden forceful burst
extract · jackhammer · pickaxe · wedge · crowbar · splitting · cleaving · cutting · boring · blasting cap
- laborerslaborers, day laborer, day labourer, day laborers, manual worker
- Old Jobsblacksmith, farrier, wheelwright, chandler, apothecary
- old occupationsblacksmith, carpenter, miller, farmer, shepherd
- builderscarpenter, builder, mason, contractor, bricklayer
- quarryingstone blocks, crushed stone, building stone, rock face, excavation
- stoneworkersstonemason, stone mason, mason, stonecutter, lapidary
quarrymanstonemason
One who shapes rock
bricklayer · builder · sculptor · mason · construction worker