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

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

He had become a master workman, and built a ship for some Boston merchants on the river Sheepscote, a few leagues from his native Kennebec.

From Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

Then I was by him, as a master workman: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him.”

From The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

"Don't want him," said the master workman, "he has got a bad mark."

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

The journeyman, for instance, voluntarily retards his marriage until he has become a master workman, and once he has attained that degree, he "works the golden mine of his trade."

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm