quarrier

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noun

Somebody who works in a quarry.

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Meanings

nounquarrier (plural quarriers)

plural quarriers

  1. Somebody who works in a quarry.
  2. alternativeobsoleterareAlternative spelling of quariar; quarion.

    1562. For one dozen quarriers,* 11s. [...] * Quarrier, & candle made of & lump of wax with & wick in the middle.

    1907, Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, issuing body, Report on the manuscripts of the Earl of Ancaster, preserved at Grimsthorpe, page 471

Origin

From quarry + -er.

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APA

quarrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarrier

MLA

“quarrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarrier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarrier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarrier.

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