workman
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈwɜrkˌmæn/
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- The workman carefully installed the new doors at the construction site.
- an ordinary workman
You know, I found myself bantering with a Workman in a way I might not have done.
- You know, I found myself bantering with a Workman in a way I might not have done.
- The way you build something in five years is by an incredible number of workmen and lavish expenditure of money.
- And in so doing he does not infringe on any right of the one track workman's.
- So you, if you were real Theo, you would have two fucking workmen just holding the sides of your mullet like you're a goddamn bride.
Examples
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A shout had risen up across the slab as a workman spotted my hunched figure clinging to the wall.
Fiction book (1992) -
The way you build something in five years is by an incredible number of workmen and lavish expenditure of money.
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I was but a very sorry workman and all this cost me a great deal of time.
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Some workman must have heard me screaming, 'cause I practically ran him over!
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But to do that, you need enough workmen and enough trucks to do that.
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A short, powerful man named Jensen and another workman approached Buck.
Fiction book (2000) -
Outside the open window, a workman's bearded face popped into view.
Fiction book (1995) -
The speaker was dressed as a workman, with bandoliers of tools arrayed across his broad, sturdy frame.
Fiction book (1996) -
There, another ivory-clad workman ladled the liquid metal into molds of sand that rode a conveyor.
Fiction book (1997) -
Every morning, the workman arrived early to prepare for his shift at the factory.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person employed to do physical or routine jobs
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1.0
A person who does hard physical work without special skills, often on building sites
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2.9
A man who does physical work with his hands, not an office worker
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2.8
A person who does manual or factory work for pay, not a manager
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1.7
A person who builds and fixes buildings, roads and other large structures at work sites
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1.3
A person who works in a factory doing physical work on machines and assembly lines
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2.9
A man who does manual work, often in a factory or on a building site
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A person who does hard work using their hands
A person who does physical work with their hands
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word workman is made of work and man, so it literally means 'a man who works' and you can picture someone doing hard, physical jobs like building or fixing things. That is why a workman refers to a person employed to do jobs in construction, factories, or other hands-on work.