workman

workman
noun Date: before 12th century 1. workingman 2. artisan

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  • Workman — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Workman (Mobster) (* 1908), US amerikanischer Auftragsmörder der „Murder, Inc.“ Charles Workman (Tenor), US amerikanischer Opernsänger (Tenor) Charles H. Workman (1873–1923), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • workman — ► NOUN 1) a man employed to do manual labour. 2) a person who works in a specified way. ● a bad workman always blames his tools Cf. ↑a bad workman always blames his tools …   English terms dictionary

  • workman — work‧man [ˈwɜːkmən ǁ ˈwɜːrk ] noun workmen PLURALFORM [ mən] [countable] someone who does physical work such as building, repairing things etc * * * workman UK US /ˈwɜːkmən/ noun [C] (plural workmen) ► a man whose job involves physical work, such …   Financial and business terms

  • Workman — Work man, n.; pl. {Workmen}. [AS. weorcmann.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures; a worker. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • workman — index artisan, employee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • workman — *worker, workingman, laborer, craftsman, handicraftsman, mechanic, artisan, operative, hand, roustabout …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • workman — [wʉrk′mən] n. pl. workmen [wʉrk′mən] 1. WORKINGMAN 2. a craftsman …   English World dictionary

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  • Workman — This interesting name derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century weorc meaning work , plus mann , a man, and was a medieval job descriptive term for a skilled worker or artisan. The following quotation from Promptorium Parvulorum (Medieval… …   Surnames reference

  • workman — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)kmən[/t]] workmen N COUNT A workman is a man who works with his hands, for example building or repairing houses or roads. In University Square workmen are building a steel fence... Millson saw the workman, Terry, descending the ladder …   English dictionary

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