master workman
Americannoun
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a worker in charge.
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a person who is master of a craft.
Etymology
Origin of master workman
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
Example Sentences
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Yes," said the master workman, "noble Death, "Your coffin shall be strong—that leave to me— "But who shall these your funeral dues discharge?
From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Freneau, Philip
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 learned the ship-carpenter’s trade, and came to St. John with William Hazen in 1775 as a master workman to build ships for the firm of Hazen, Simonds and White.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
No, a hectoring, hard-mouthed, long-sworded Italian builder, as vain as a peacock and as strong as a bull, but, mark you, a master workman.
From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard
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.
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