"stonebreaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stonebreakers [plural]
Etymology: stone + breaker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stone|breaker}} stone + breaker Head templates: {{en-noun}} stonebreaker (plural stonebreakers)
  1. A labourer who breaks stone. Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-stonebreaker-en-noun-7qZvfwSp Disambiguation of Occupations: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8
  2. A machine for crushing or hammering stone.
    Sense id: en-stonebreaker-en-noun-yczxHDht
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stone breaker, stone-breaker

Inflected forms

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