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workman

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work·man  (wûrkmn)
n.
1. A man who performs manual or industrial labor for wages.
2. A craftsman or artisan.

workman [ˈwɜːkmən]
n pl -men
1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a man who is employed in manual labour or who works an industrial machine
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a craftsman of skill as specified a bad workman
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.workmanworkman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
excavator - a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
blaster, chargeman - a workman employed to blast with explosives
employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job
fuller - a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living
gas fitter - a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances
guest worker, guestworker - a person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists"
heaver - a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)
laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
lacer - a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)
lather - a workman who puts up laths
Luddite - one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
factory worker, mill-hand - a workman in a mill or factory
mover - workman employed by a moving company; "the movers were very careful with the grand piano"
bagger, packer, boxer - a workman employed to pack things into containers
paster - a workman who pastes
disinfestation officer, rat-catcher - a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin
road mender, roadman - a workman who is employed to repair roads
roundsman - a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)
scratcher - a workman who uses a tool for scratching
shearer - a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
sponger - a workman employed to collect sponges
stamper - a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine)
utility man - a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on
warehouseman, warehouser - a workman who manages or works in a warehouse
wetter - a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process

workman
noun labourer, hand, worker, employee, mechanic, operative, craftsman, artisan, tradesman, journeyman, artificer (rare) The workmen were building a fence around the area.
Proverbs
"A bad workman always blames his tools"
Translations
workman [ˈwɜːkmən] N (workmen (pl)) → obrero m
to be a good workmanser buen trabajador, trabajar bien
a bad or poor workman always blames his toolsel mal trabajador siempre echa la culpa a sus herramientas

workman [ˈwɜːrkmən] nouvrier m

workman [ˈwɜːkmən] n (-men (pl)) → operaio
workman [ˈwɜːkmən] n (-men (pl)) → operaio

workman عَامِل dělník arbejder Handwerker τεχνίτης obrero työmies ouvrier radnik operaio 肉体労働者 노동자 werkman arbeider robotnik operário рабочий arbetare คนงาน işçi người thợ 工人


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On his saying that it was not his, Mercury disappeared beneath the water a second time, returned with a silver axe in his hand, and again asked the Workman if it were his.
It was to this workman that the strong barytone belonged which was heard above the sound of plane and hammer singing--
He was an expert workman, and the breach was soon made good.
 
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