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; work, folk

Example Sentences

To take an instance: There are clothes and shows and so forth, with which I must provide my workfolk.

From The Economist by Dakyns, Henry Graham

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

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon

The voices and laughs of the workfolk eating and drinking under the rick came to her as if they were a quarter of a mile off.

From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Hardy, Thomas

"We workfolk shall have some lordly junketing to-night," said Cainy Ball, casting forth his thoughts in a new direction.

From Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas

"We workfolk shall have some lordly- junketing to-night." said Cainy Ball, casting forth his thoughts in a new direction.

From Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas