master workman
Americannoun
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a worker in charge.
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a person who is master of a craft.
Etymology
Origin of master workman
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
Example Sentences
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The Trestle-Board is for the master workman to draw his designs upon.
From Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc. by Thornburgh, George
Mr. Sovereign, grand master workman of the Knights of Labor, was the next witness.
From The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike by Burns, W. F.
The entrance end of the Louvre was for a long time in an unfinished state, but was afterwards completed by that master workman, the Emperor Napoleon.
From Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met by Brown, William Wells
A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
There was a shade akin to sadness on the face of the master workman.
From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey
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