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workman

American  
[wurk-muhn] / ˈwɜrk mən /

noun

plural

workmen

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

  2. a male worker. worker.

workman British  
/ ˈwɜːkmən /

noun

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

  2. a craftsman of skill as specified

    a bad workman
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Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

  • subworkman noun
  • underworkman noun

Etymology

Origin of workman

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

Example Sentences

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He occasionally overburdens the reader with minutiae of political and organizational rivalries and is more workman than stylist.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the next few days he and his workmen were in and out of our house constantly.

From Literature

“The workmen leave around lunchtime on Saturdays,” he explained as we got out.

From Literature

When BBC Scotland News visited, two workmen painting road markings said they had been "hassled" by locals while going about their jobs.

From BBC

Another CES customer, John Tustin, from Carmarthenshire, said he had been left with solar panels that are not connected and a costly heat pump after workmen left in mid December and never returned.

From BBC

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