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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Mr. Sovereign, grand master workman of the Knights of Labor, was the next witness.
From The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike by Burns, W. F.
Then I was by him as a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him....
From Spontaneous Activity in Education by Montessori, Maria
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)
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
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)
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