workingman

[wur-king-man]

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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.

Origin of workingman

First recorded in 1630–40; working + man¹

Usage note

See -man.

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Related Words for workingman

grunt, worker, drudge, peon, hand, hireling, operative, workingman, workman, farmhand, employee, laborer, proletarian, workingwoman, workwoman

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Historical Examples of workingman

Never forget that a workingman is not a slave, and that whoever is not a workingman is a lazy drone.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola
The workingman and the employer, then, understood each other perfectly.
Socialism
John Spargo
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