master workman

American  

noun

1. a worker in charge.

2. a person who is master of a craft.

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Etymology

Origin of master workman

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

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master workman

The manufacturer was not a capitalist, but simply a master workman.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

The great bulk of all manufacturing was done in small shops, each employing only a few workmen; and the manufacturer or master workman labored at the side of his journeymen and apprentices.

From Monopolies and the People by Baker, Charles Whiting

The man whom I am working for is name Myers; but I expect to go to work for another man by name of Tinsly, who is a master workman in this city.

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by Still, William

W. Howard, vice-president of the American Railway Union, and James R. Sovereign, grand master workman of the Knights of Labor.

From The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike by Burns, W. F.

The little man raised his hands, and as he did so, both young men noticed how prehensile and delicate they were—the hands of a master workman.

From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger