The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mason \Ma"son\, n. [F. ma[,c]on, LL. macio, machio, mattio,
   mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.]
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   1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick;
      also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
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   2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
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   Mason bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of solitary
      bees of the genus Osmia. They construct curious nests of
      hardened mud and sand.

   Mason moth (Zool.), any moth whose larva constructs an
      earthen cocoon under the soil.

   Mason shell (Zool.), a marine univalve shell of the genus
      Phorus; -- so called because it cements other shells and
      pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell.

   Mason wasp (Zool.), any wasp that constructs its nest, or
      brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells
      with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus
      provides food for its larvae
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mason wasp
    n 1: solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay
         for the young
    2: any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of
       hardened mud for their young