workman

[ wurk-muh n ]

/ ˈwɜrk mən /

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noun, plural work·men.

a man employed or skilled in some form of manual, mechanical, or industrial work.

Nearby words

working-day, workingman, workingperson, workingwoman, workload, workman, workmanlike, workmanship, workmate, workmen's compensation, workmen's compensation insurance

Origin of workman

before 900; Middle English werkman, Old English weorcman. See work, man¹

Related forms

sub·work·man, noun, plural sub·work·men.un·der·work·man, noun, plural un·der·work·men.

Usage note

See -man.

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Representative Workman might also consider that moral conduct guides many laws.
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If Representative Workman wanted to serve his constituency well, he would look to create jobs for the masses.
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It might sound absurd, but this is the new jobs platform that Workman is putting forth.
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He was what a workman would be to-day who, amidst great factories,22 worked alone.
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Then he would don his French workman's blouse and scribble for dear life.
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The most remarkable feat of human courage that I ever witnessed was a battle between an Indian workman and one of these snakes.
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The workman, however, still retains the ownership of the implements of his craft and works in his own house.
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The holder of it proved to be a workman of the gang, and between us and him the strangest parley ensued.
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British Dictionary definitions for workman

workman

/ (ˈwɜːkmən) /

noun plural -men

a man who is employed in manual labour or who works an industrial machine

a craftsman of skill as specifieda bad workman

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workman

noun, plural work·men.

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British Dictionary definitions for workman

workman

noun plural -men