workman

Speech parts

1. workman - Noun

2. Workman - Proper noun

Meaning

A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures; a worker.

Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hand tradesman operator employee mechanic operative craftsman artisan laborer journeyman worker skilled worker craftsperson smith turner
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Antonyms

queen bandit governor challenger competition commander
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Hypernyms

employee

Hyponyms

jack packer fuller luddite shearer paster

Phrases with the word

workman's compensation become a workman simple-minded workman workman in a rolling-mill

Derivatives

workmen

Examples

By the work one knows the workman. Jean de La Fontaine

The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence. Adam Smith

Nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and man's the workman in it. Ivan Turgenev

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. Romanian Proverb

A poor workman always blames his tools. English Proverb

A wise man without a book is like a workman with no tools. Moroccan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

worklog workloom workly workman in a rolling-mill workman's compensation workmanlike