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Etymology

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From stone +‎ breaker.

Noun

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stonebreaker (plural stonebreakers)

  1. A labourer who breaks stone.
    • 2021, “The Stonebreakers”, in Mubi[1], archived from the original on 2023-04-25:
      In 1908, Argentinian stonebreakers went on what was to become the longest strike in the country’s history.
  2. A machine for crushing or hammering stone.

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