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ledgeman

ledgeman

9.9
A man who splits stone blocks from a ledge in a quarry
  • noun
  • Archaic
: cantero
  • The experienced ledgeman skillfully separated the granite blocks from the rock face.

Examples

  • The foreman assigned the new worker to assist the ledgeman with splitting the slabs.

  • As a ledgeman, he worked long hours breaking stone in the quarry.

  • The ledgeman skillfully split the stone blocks.

  • Many ledgemen work in the quarry every day.

  • As a ledgeman, he worked long hours breaking stone in the quarry.

  • The experienced ledgeman skillfully separated the granite blocks from the rock face.

  • The foreman assigned the new worker to assist the ledgeman with splitting the slabs.

Synonyms

breaker
vsledgeman
  • Archaic
9 9.3

A person who splits large rocks to make blocks of stone

is specific to splitting blocks from a ledge rather than larger rock
quarryman
vsledgeman
1 8.1

A person who removes stone from a quarry

focuses on splitting blocks from a ledge rather than broad extraction
stone breaker
vsledgeman
1 6.7

A person who smashes large hard rocks by hand for building or road work

works on splitting blocks from a quarry ledge rather than construction breaking
ledgewoman
vsledgeman
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman who works in a quarry cutting stone from the rock face

is the male equivalent who splits blocks from a ledge

Surface Forms

ledgeman singular
ledgemen plural

Morphology

ledgeman = ledge + man (semi-transparent) = ledge + man

The components 'ledge' and 'man' are clear, but the specific occupational meaning requires contextual knowledge.

Etymology

Ledgeman comes from ledge ('a shelf or edge of rock') and man, so it names a man who works on a rock ledge splitting off blocks of stone in a quarry.