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What was once a workingman’s district is now River North, a polished landscape of galleries, luxury apartments and expense-account dining.
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David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Company founder Leo Fender and his group of California guitar-makers debuted the Telecaster in 1951 as a durable workingman’s guitar.
—Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026
Where to eat and drink in Kansas City Barbecue
Barbecue is an everyday affair in Kansas City: a workingman’s (and workmanlike) tradition that prioritizes adaptation over aesthetics.
—Liz Cook, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Jan. 2026
For the average farmer, the global financial crisis and the reaction to it crystalized the idea that an elite financial cabal was putting the interests of bankers above the interests of the workingman.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
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David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Company founder Leo Fender and his group of California guitar-makers debuted the Telecaster in 1951 as a durable workingman’s guitar.
—Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026
Where to eat and drink in Kansas City Barbecue
Barbecue is an everyday affair in Kansas City: a workingman’s (and workmanlike) tradition that prioritizes adaptation over aesthetics.
—Liz Cook, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Jan. 2026
For the average farmer, the global financial crisis and the reaction to it crystalized the idea that an elite financial cabal was putting the interests of bankers above the interests of the workingman.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Workingman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workingman. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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workingman
noun
work·ing·man
ˈwər-kiŋ-ˌman 
: one who works for wages usually at manual labor or in industry
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