workfolk

or work·folks

[ wurk-fohk ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌfoʊk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR workfolk ON THESAURUS.COM

plural noun

people who work for a wage, salary, commission, etc., especially rural or agricultural employees.

Origin of workfolk

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at work, folk

Words nearby workfolk

work ethic, Work expands to fill the time available for its completion, workfare, work farm, workflow, workfolk, work force, work function, work-furlough, work-harden, work hardening

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Example sentences from the Web for workfolk

The voices and laughs of the workfolk eating and drinking under the rick came to her as if they were a quarter of a mile off.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
Tess waited outside the door of the farmhouse till the group of workfolk had received their wages, and then Marian introduced her.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
"We workfolk shall have some lordly junketing to-night," said Cainy Ball, casting forth his thoughts in a new direction.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy
The other workfolk were by this time all gathered under the rick, where the loose straw formed a comfortable retreat.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy

But the act of the Lancashire workfolk was done in cold blood, and in defiance of every natural impulse.
A Short History of English Liberalism|Walter Lyon Blease

British Dictionary definitions for workfolk

workfolk

informal, US workfolks

/ (ˈwɜːkˌfəʊk) /

pl n

working people, esp labourers on a farm

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单词	workfolk
释义	workfolk or work·folks [ wurk-fohk ] / ˈwɜrkˌfoʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR workfolk ON THESAURUS.COM plural noun people who work for a wage, salary, commission, etc., especially rural or agricultural employees. Origin of workfolk late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at work, folk Words nearby workfolk work ethic, Work expands to fill the time available for its completion, workfare, work farm, workflow, workfolk, work force, work function, work-furlough, work-harden, work hardening Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for workfolk The voices and laughs of the workfolk eating and drinking under the rick came to her as if they were a quarter of a mile off. Tess of the d'Urbervilles\|Thomas Hardy Tess waited outside the door of the farmhouse till the group of workfolk had received their wages, and then Marian introduced her. Tess of the d'Urbervilles\|Thomas Hardy "We workfolk shall have some lordly junketing to-night," said Cainy Ball, casting forth his thoughts in a new direction. Far from the Madding Crowd\|Thomas Hardy The other workfolk were by this time all gathered under the rick, where the loose straw formed a comfortable retreat. Tess of the d'Urbervilles\|Thomas Hardy But the act of the Lancashire workfolk was done in cold blood, and in defiance of every natural impulse. A Short History of English Liberalism\|Walter Lyon Blease British Dictionary definitions for workfolk workfolk informal, US workfolks / (ˈwɜːkˌfəʊk) / pl n working people, esp labourers on a farm 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 Words related to workfolk grass roots, proletariat, rank and file, plebeians, proles, workers, workpeople
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workfolk

or work·folks

plural noun

Origin of workfolk

Words nearby workfolk

Example sentences from the Web for workfolk

British Dictionary definitions for workfolk

informal, US workfolks

pl n

Words related to workfolk