freemason
freemason · freemasons
A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages and early…A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages and early modern times.
US/fɹˈimˈeɪsən/
» I have heard that freemasons have a secret handshake.
Meaning
1 sensesA member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages and early modern times.
More definitions
- a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
Examples
8 sentencesI have heard that freemasons have a secret handshake.
Are you a freemason?
I hear the Freemasons have a secret handshake.
The Freemasons? They're just a frat for old men.
I was told that the Freemasons have a secret handshake.
Origin
From free + mason.From free + mason.
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Forms
plural: freemasonsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love:Mason