master workman

noun

1. a worker in charge.
2. a person who is master of a craft.

Word History and Origins

Origin of master workman¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

A rosary dropped from the belt of the fat wife of a master workman—she was decked out like a peacock—and fell just in front of me.

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But imagine the feeling with which a French master workman would first see these clumsy intersections of curves.

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The thing done, the master workman in Ford snatched at the helm.

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A book full of the energetics of a master workman is just what every young man cares for.

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The Trestle-Board is for the master workman to draw his designs upon.

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