stonebreaker

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noun

A labourer who breaks stone.

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Meanings

nounstonebreaker (plural stonebreakers)

plural stonebreakers · alternative stone breaker · alternative stone-breaker

  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.

Origin

From stone + breaker.

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Cite this entry
APA

stonebreaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonebreaker

MLA

“stonebreaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonebreaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stonebreaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonebreaker.

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