1. a person who cuts or shapes something, especially stone, wood, or coal
2. a coal miner who cuts coal from the face of a mine
Usage: mining

Examples

• The stone hewer carefully carved the marble statue.
• Coal hewers worked dangerous shifts deep underground.
• The skilled hewer shaped the timber beams for the barn.
• Ancient hewers created the intricate stone columns.
• The hewer’s tools included chisels and hammers.
• Many hewers suffered from lung disease due to coal dust.