workfolk

American  

[wurk-fohk] / ˈwɜrkˌfoʊk /

Or workfolks

plural noun

1. people who work for a wage, salary, commission, etc., especially rural or agricultural employees.

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workfolk British  

/ ˈwɜːkˌfəʊk /

plural noun

1. working people, esp labourers on a farm

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Etymology

Origin of workfolk

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at work, folk

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

workfolk

No saint or philosopher ever betrayed a greater fortitude than these poor and simple workfolk.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease

The other workfolk were by this time all gathered under the rick, where the loose straw formed a comfortable retreat.

From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.

From Eve's Ransom by George Gissing

Tess waited outside the door of the farmhouse till the group of workfolk had received their wages, and then Marian introduced her.

From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

But the act of the Lancashire workfolk was done in cold blood, and in defiance of every natural impulse.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease