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workman

American  
[wurk-muhn] / ˈwɜrk mən /

noun

plural

workmen

  1. a man employed or skilled in some form of manual, mechanical, or industrial work.

  2. a male worker. worker.

workman British  
/ ˈwɜːkmən /

noun

  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
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Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

  • subworkman noun
  • underworkman noun

Etymology

Origin of workman

before 900; Middle English werkman, Old English weorcman. See work, man

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