workingman
[wur-king-man]
- 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
Usage note
See -man.
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Never forget that a workingman is not a slave, and that whoever is not a workingman is a lazy drone.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
The workingman and the employer, then, understood each other perfectly.
SocialismJohn Spargo
Arthur sprang up as if he suddenly remembered that he was a workingman.
Wayside CourtshipsHamlin Garland
Joyce judged that the rough tones of the answer came from a workingman.
The HighgraderWilliam MacLeod Raine
He had told her, with that sardonic smile, that he was a workingman.
The HighgraderWilliam MacLeod Raine