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[ wurk -muh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɜrk mən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural work·men. a man employed or skilled in some form of manual, mechanical, or industrial work.
a male worker.
Origin of workman before 900; Middle English werkman, Old English weorcman. See work, man
usage note for workman See -man.
OTHER WORDS FROM workman sub·work·man, noun, plural sub·work·men. un·der·work·man, noun, plural un·der·work·men. Words nearby workman work it, work-life balance, work like a beaver, work like a charm, workload, workman , workmanlike, workmanship, workmate, workmen's compensation, workmen's compensation insurance
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Example sentences from the Web for workman In the special, Workman plays the old man who, as a cabin boy, watched the pirates bury their treasure.
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For almost a century, women like Workman continued to establish themselves in the sport, but Everest eluded them.
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Representative Workman might also consider that moral conduct guides many laws.
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If Representative Workman wanted to serve his constituency well, he would look to create jobs for the masses.
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It might sound absurd, but this is the new jobs platform that Workman is putting forth.
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He was what a workman would be to-day who, amidst great factories,22 worked alone.
The Law of Civilization and Decay | Brooks Adams
Then he would don his French workman 's blouse and scribble for dear life.
The History of "Punch" | M. H. Spielmann
The most remarkable feat of human courage that I ever witnessed was a battle between an Indian workman and one of these snakes.
A Journey in Southeastern Mexico | Henry Howard Harper
The workman , however, still retains the ownership of the implements of his craft and works in his own house.
The Evolution of Modern Capitalism | John Atkinson Hobson
The holder of it proved to be a workman of the gang, and between us and him the strangest parley ensued.
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British Dictionary definitions for workman noun plural -men a man who is employed in manual labour or who works an industrial machine
a craftsman of skill as specified a bad workman
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