Noun: quarryman (quarrymen) kwor-ee-mun or kwór-ee-mun [N. Amer], kwó-ree-mun [Brit]
- A quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
"The quarryman skilfully separated large slabs of marble from the quarry face";
- ledgeman
Derived forms: quarrymen
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], breaker, cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Quarryman