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workroom

American  
[wurk-room, -room] / ˈwɜrkˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

  1. a room in which work is carried on.


workroom British  
/ -ˌrʊm, ˈwɜːkˌruːm /

noun

  1. a room in which work, usually manual labour, is done

  2. a room in a house set aside for a hobby, such as sewing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of workroom

First recorded in 1820–30; work + room

Example Sentences

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"They often lived and worked in these spaces but it would be a workroom, really, by day and they would weave as long as the light would allow them to do so."

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

With a costume workroom functioning full speed throughout the fall and winter of 2021 in Romania, Atwood created and tailored costumes for each character, including the Nevermore Academy purple-striped uniforms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

The tinkering in Graf’s workroom is another example of how Ukraine’s military has adapted as the war progresses, creating advantages in the face of the Russian Army’s superiority in troop numbers and long-range weaponry.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Seven senior staff arrived at the little workroom at 7 a.m. and went over patients' brain imaging with the residents.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2022

Mr. Das put new locks on our doors and windows and began to pay an old man to watch the workroom at night.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan