workman

[wurk-muhn]

noun

plural

workmen 

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

2. a male worker. worker.

workman

/ 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

Gender Note

See -man.

Other Word Forms

• subworkman noun
• underworkman noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of workman¹

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

Example Sentences

On Monday, DHS shared a print of workmen constructing the Statue of Liberty’s torch above New York Harbor.

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His remains were eventually found by workmen at the bottom of a well in 2017, but since then there had been no further developments in the case.

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Sarah says it's a problem to open the windows because they've had intruders climbing on the scaffolding and workmen outside every day.

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A beat later, “Rebirth” cuts to a shuttering museum exhibit where workmen are trashing their copy of that iconic banner that reads “When dinosaurs ruled the earth.”

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On Friday, fire crews were seen on the roof, carefully securing the chimney top into place, while workmen erected scaffolding and constructed the stoves inside.

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