waller
Waller (noun) means a person whose trade is building stone or brick walls. Example: “The dry-stone waller repaired the old field boundary.”
How to use waller
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who builds walls for a living, especially traditional stone walls.
Word forms
- Plural
- wallers
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The dry-stone _____ repaired the old field boundary.
Etymology
Formed from wall plus the agent suffix -er, meaning "one who builds walls."