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workingman

[ wur-king-man ]

/ ˈwɜr kɪŋˌmæn /

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noun, plural work·ing·men.

a man of the working class; a man, whether skilled or unskilled, who earns his living at some manual or industrial work.

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Origin of workingman

First recorded in 1630–40; working + man

usage note for workingman

See -man.

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Example sentences from the Web for workingman

But in a world of low single-digit growth, that gap has to be closed by someone, and that someone is the proverbial workingman.
Unemployment Report: Why Job Growth Is Stalling|Zachary Karabell|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The impudence of the authorities, to decoy an unsuspecting workingman across the State line, and then arrest him as my accomplice!
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
Arthur sprang up as if he suddenly remembered that he was a workingman.
Wayside Courtships|Hamlin Garland
Joyce judged that the rough tones of the answer came from a workingman.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine

He had told her, with that sardonic smile, that he was a workingman.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
A workingman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.
Graded Memory Selections|Various

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