workman
[
wurk
-m
uh
n]
/ˈwɜrk mən/
noun
,
plural
workmen.
1.
a man employed or skilled in some form of manual, mechanical, or industrial
work
.
2.
a male
worker
.
Origin
before 900;
Middle English
werkman,
Old English
weorcman.
See
work
,
man
1
Related forms
subworkman,
noun,
plural
subworkmen.
underworkman,
noun,
plural
underworkmen.
Usage note
See
-man.
Examples from the web for
workman
The
workman
closest plucks it from the air and bends to place it on the wall.
But here, here is a
workman
from his day's task sweats.
He was a worthless fellow, tho' an excellent
workman
, which was the temptation to her friends.
It then eased down into the garden, where a
workman
leaned against it, to keep it in balance against the wall.
British Dictionary definitions for
workman
workman
/
ˈwɜːkmən
/
noun
(
pl
)
-men
1.
a man who is employed in manual labour or who works an industrial machine
2.
a craftsman of skill as specified:
a bad workman