释义 |
ˈquarryman|ˈkwɒrɪmən| [f. quarry n.2] One employed in quarrying; one who works in a quarry.
1611Cotgr., Quarrieur, a Quarrier, or Quarrey-man. a1728Woodward (J.), The quarryman assured me [it] was flat. 1806A. Duncan Nelson 284 His father, a quarryman,..lived at Rusty Anchor. 1862Ansted Channel Isl. iv. App. B (ed. 2) 570 In Guernsey, six hundred and fifty-three were quarry men. 1885Manch. Exam. 28 May 5/2 The whole Welsh people, from the aristocracy down to the collier and quarryman, are agreed. |