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单词 under-workman
释义

under-workmann.

Brit. /ˈʌndəˌwəːkmən/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌwərkmən/
Forms: see under- prefix1 and workman n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix1, workman n.
Etymology: < under- prefix1 + workman n. Compare under-worker n.
(under- prefix1 3a(a).)
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > subordinate
servantc1400
server1483
under-workman1608
under-labourera1667
under-worker1701
grinder1814
mate1840
grunt1908
report1973
1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 724 The chiefe workeman doth the principall worke himselfe, and the other by his ministers and vnderworkemen.
1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 142 As an Architect, or the like chiefe workman, doth..appoint under-workmen where they shall imploy themselves.
1708 J. Swift Sentiments Church of Eng.-man ii, in Misc. (1711) 147 Under-workmen, who are expert enough at making a single Wheel in a Clock, but are utterly ignorant how to adjust the several Parts.
1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 8 An Under-workman in the Printing-House at Harlem.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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