master workman

a worker in charge.

a person who is master of a craft.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 10

Which of the following words means “to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot”?

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

He knew himself to be in the scheme of a master-workman, and by-and-by he would blunt the chisel and bend the saw; but not yet.
The Weavers, Complete|Gilbert Parker
He was more of a man when he was at least a master-workman and not merely a master.
Eugenics and Other Evils|G. K. Chesterton
And then, for the first time, having acquired an insight into the art, was he able to appreciate the skill of the master-workman.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales|C. Bryson Taylor
The two men are guided in their disposition of the strokes chiefly by the hammer of the master-workman.
Popular Technology; Volume 2|Edward Hazen

He now hoped that his new apprentice, with the hand of a master-workman, would go clip, clip through madame's inquisitiveness.
The Right of Way, Complete|Gilbert Parker