stonemann.
/ˈstəʊnmən/ 1. Printing. A compositor who imposes pages of type on the imposing-stone.
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society > communication > printing > printer > [noun] > compositor > arranger in chase
impositor1493
stoneman1875
stone-hand1896
imposer1921
1875 J. Southward Dict. Typogr. (ed. 2)
1904 T. L. De Vinne Mod. Methods Bk. Composition 301 (Cent. Dict. Suppl.) Front and tail margins can be most accurately made by the stoneman, for they cannot be predetermined with precision by guesswork.
2. Coal Mining. A man employed in driving stone-headings, and in making and repairing ‘roads’.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > coal-miner > other specific coal-mine workers
gates-mana1649
getter1688
coal washer1859
gasman1876
spragger?1881
stoneman1883
thin-miner1892
shotman1905
shiftsman1921
strapper1921
Bevin boy1944
pit yacker1961
1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Coal-mining.
1891 Star 8 July 3/4 All the enginemen were doing eight hours shifts, while the stonemen and others did still more.
3. A man who works in stone; a stone-cutter, stonemason.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > worker with stone > [noun]
masonc1275
hardhewer1448
masoner1492
Freemason1504
freestone mason1649
stonemason1758
stone-worker1898
stoneman1912
1912 E. Rhys in Eng. Rev. Nov. 517 He saw the bob~tailed rabbits above the stoneman's pit.
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