working mann.

Brit.

/ˌwəːkɪŋ ˈman/, U.S.

/ˈwərkɪŋ ˌmæn/

Inflections: Pural working men;

Forms: see working adj. and man n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: working adj., man n.¹

Etymology: < working adj. + man n.¹ Compare workman n. With use after Old English compare earlier working girl n.

A man who works for wages, esp. in manual or industrial work; (in later use) a working-class man. Also with the as the type of working people or the working class.

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun]

working manOE

workperson1807

workie1837

worker1848

blouse1865

yardie1893

working stiff1930

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [adjective] > provided or established for

working manOE

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > working class > one of

working manOE

mechanical1600

mechanic1607

workman1704

proletarian1841

proletary1879

prole1887

slob1910

OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Matt. ix. 37 Messis quidem multa operarii autem pauci : hripes soðlice monigo wercmenn uel wyrcende menn uutedlice huon.

1638 in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1869) IX. i. 67 Euery working man..vnder the penaltie of 3^s.

1658 J. Durham Comm. Bk. Revelation 349 The ordinary measure allowed to a working man for his meat in the day.

1732 T. Lediard tr. J. Terrasson Life Sethos II. viii. 186 The repose and refreshment of the citizens, and especially of working men.

1795 J. Bentham Supply without Burthen 38 To refuse to hear the demand of an ordinary working man.

1816 T. Williams Means Improv. Condit. Poor 23 How much more pleasant is the occupation of a working-man than of a beggar, or a vagrant!

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxxi. 70 Politicians have of late years begun to pose as the special friends of the working man.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 4 Mar. 8/2 The word ‘working-man’ was here held to include a clerk or small shopkeeper, or anyone whose total income did not exceed £150 a year.

1901 W. R. H. Trowbridge Lett. Mother to Elizabeth x. 43 Mr. Wertzelmann..held out a hand like a working-man's.

1960 Observer 20 Mar. 19/6 I was not a working man, but I had lived and worked amongst the workers for several years in Limehouse.

2006 J. Miller Sharp Intake of Breath 227 He talked about how the working man could rise from poverty and become a millionaire if he worked hard enough.

Compounds

With working men's (less often working man's), denoting institutions established for the use of working men.

working men's association n. (also working man's association)

1829 Mechanic's Free Press 19 Sept. A meeting of the Working Men's Association of the N[orthern] L[iberties] and adjoining Districts.

1839 Christian Pioneer Jan. 40 Application was made by the Working Man's Association, for the use of the Relief Church.

1970 A. Wilson Chartist Movement in Scotl. iii. 53 Several of the working men's associations..espoused the new, but very familiar, programme.

2006 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 3 Apr. 6 The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, a working men's association, has raised £1,000 to help the fight against prostate cancer.

working men's club n. (also working man's club)

1833 Vermont Patriot & State Gaz. 18 Nov. It remains for us to see, how far his prediction about the non-descript Working men's Club in Philadelphia is to be accomplished.

1861 E. C. Gaskell Let. 16 Apr. (1966) 650 He has..established a small working man's Club, with the help of a low Church curate.

1967 A. M. Sigsworth Brewing Trade during Industr. Revol. 29 The growth of working men's clubs during the late nineteenth century replaced..the rôle of the inn as provider of hospitality for working class organisations.

1981 S. McAughtry Belfast Stories i. 59 Years ago I used to go into a working man's club in East Belfast on a Sunday morning for a contemplative drink before Sunday dinner.

2003 J. Taylor Who Cares? 59 One night in the working men's club they had dancing and a young man asked me to dance.

working men's college n. (also working man's college) now chiefly historical

ΚΠ

1832 Mechanics' Mag. 14 Apr. 20/1 Such a building as a working man's college, would cost far more in the erection than the Pantechnicon.

1921 G. B. Shaw Back to Methuselah ii. 61 I was asked to deliver an address to the students at the Working Men's College.

1971 G. Steiner In Bluebeard's Castle iii. 61 The categories of schooling and public enlightenment—the lyceum, the public library, the working men's college.

2011 B. Schwarz White Man's World i. 77 Influential in the professionalization of historical study..through the medium of working men's colleges.

working men's institute n. (also working man's institute)

1839 Jrnl. House of Representatives Indiana 15 Feb. 609 An act to incorporate the Working Man's Institute for Mutual Instruction.

1882 F. A. Kemble Rec. Later Life III. 293 A reading that I gave for the Working Men's Institute in Brighton.

1980 E. Blishen Nest of Teachers i. i. 4 A Working Men's Institute..established in the last century.

2006 Libr. & Culture 40 289 The New Harmony Working Men's Institute survives to this day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	working man
释义	working mann. Brit. /ˌwəːkɪŋ ˈman/, U.S. /ˈwərkɪŋ ˌmæn/ Inflections: Pural working men; Forms: see working adj. and man n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: working adj., man n.¹ Etymology: < working adj. + man n.¹ Compare workman n. With use after Old English compare earlier working girl n. A man who works for wages, esp. in manual or industrial work; (in later use) a working-class man. Also with the as the type of working people or the working class. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] working manOE workperson1807 workie1837 worker1848 blouse1865 yardie1893 working stiff1930 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [adjective] > provided or established for working manOE society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > working class > one of working manOE mechanical1600 mechanic1607 workman1704 proletarian1841 proletary1879 prole1887 slob1910 OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Matt. ix. 37 Messis quidem multa operarii autem pauci : hripes soðlice monigo wercmenn uel wyrcende menn uutedlice huon. 1638 in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1869) IX. i. 67 Euery working man..vnder the penaltie of 3^s. 1658 J. Durham Comm. Bk. Revelation 349 The ordinary measure allowed to a working man for his meat in the day. 1732 T. Lediard tr. J. Terrasson Life Sethos II. viii. 186 The repose and refreshment of the citizens, and especially of working men. 1795 J. Bentham Supply without Burthen 38 To refuse to hear the demand of an ordinary working man. 1816 T. Williams Means Improv. Condit. Poor 23 How much more pleasant is the occupation of a working-man than of a beggar, or a vagrant! 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxxi. 70 Politicians have of late years begun to pose as the special friends of the working man. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 4 Mar. 8/2 The word ‘working-man’ was here held to include a clerk or small shopkeeper, or anyone whose total income did not exceed £150 a year. 1901 W. R. H. Trowbridge Lett. Mother to Elizabeth x. 43 Mr. Wertzelmann..held out a hand like a working-man's. 1960 Observer 20 Mar. 19/6 I was not a working man, but I had lived and worked amongst the workers for several years in Limehouse. 2006 J. Miller Sharp Intake of Breath 227 He talked about how the working man could rise from poverty and become a millionaire if he worked hard enough. Compounds With working men's (less often working man's), denoting institutions established for the use of working men. working men's association n. (also working man's association) Π 1829 Mechanic's Free Press 19 Sept. A meeting of the Working Men's Association of the N[orthern] L[iberties] and adjoining Districts. 1839 Christian Pioneer Jan. 40 Application was made by the Working Man's Association, for the use of the Relief Church. 1970 A. Wilson Chartist Movement in Scotl. iii. 53 Several of the working men's associations..espoused the new, but very familiar, programme. 2006 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 3 Apr. 6 The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, a working men's association, has raised £1,000 to help the fight against prostate cancer. working men's club n. (also working man's club) Π 1833 Vermont Patriot & State Gaz. 18 Nov. It remains for us to see, how far his prediction about the non-descript Working men's Club in Philadelphia is to be accomplished. 1861 E. C. Gaskell Let. 16 Apr. (1966) 650 He has..established a small working man's Club, with the help of a low Church curate. 1967 A. M. Sigsworth Brewing Trade during Industr. Revol. 29 The growth of working men's clubs during the late nineteenth century replaced..the rôle of the inn as provider of hospitality for working class organisations. 1981 S. McAughtry Belfast Stories i. 59 Years ago I used to go into a working man's club in East Belfast on a Sunday morning for a contemplative drink before Sunday dinner. 2003 J. Taylor Who Cares? 59 One night in the working men's club they had dancing and a young man asked me to dance. working men's college n. (also working man's college) now chiefly historical ΚΠ 1832 Mechanics' Mag. 14 Apr. 20/1 Such a building as a working man's college, would cost far more in the erection than the Pantechnicon. 1921 G. B. Shaw Back to Methuselah ii. 61 I was asked to deliver an address to the students at the Working Men's College. 1971 G. Steiner In Bluebeard's Castle iii. 61 The categories of schooling and public enlightenment—the lyceum, the public library, the working men's college. 2011 B. Schwarz White Man's World i. 77 Influential in the professionalization of historical study..through the medium of working men's colleges. working men's institute n. (also working man's institute) Π 1839 Jrnl. House of Representatives Indiana 15 Feb. 609 An act to incorporate the Working Man's Institute for Mutual Instruction. 1882 F. A. Kemble Rec. Later Life III. 293 A reading that I gave for the Working Men's Institute in Brighton. 1980 E. Blishen Nest of Teachers i. i. 4 A Working Men's Institute..established in the last century. 2006 Libr. & Culture 40 289 The New Harmony Working Men's Institute survives to this day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.OE
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