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workman.

A man who labours for wages.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɝkmən/General-American/ˈwɜːkmən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A man who labours for wages.

  2. An artisan or craftsman.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *werkamann- Proto-West Germanic *werkamann Old English weorcmann Middle English werkman English workman From Middle English werkman, from Old English weorcmann (“workman”), from Proto-West Germanic *werkamann, from Proto-Germanic *werkamann- (“workman”), equivalent to work + -man. Compare Dutch werkman (“workman”), German Werkmann (“labourer, workman”), Icelandic verkamaður (“workman”).

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