Recent Examples on the WebBraque’s housepainter past has long been part of the Cubist mythos, often leveraged into a kind of workingman street cred, but here it is granted a particular and critical role.—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 29 Dec. 2022 Those tweets helped cement Musk's reputation as a brash outsider, a workingman's billionaire, Grygiel said.—David Klepper, ajc, 27 Apr. 2022 Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent—who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage—as a fake friend of the workingman.—Mary L. Trump, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Blass owned a workingman’s hands, thick with scuffed, ashy knuckles.—New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021 Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent—who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage—as a fake friend of the workingman.—Mary L. Trump, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent—who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage—as a fake friend of the workingman.—Mary L. Trump, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent—who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage—as a fake friend of the workingman.—Mary L. Trump, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Manchin used the snafu to further tar his wealthy opponent—who had supported NAFTA and opposed the minimum wage—as a fake friend of the workingman.—Mary L. Trump, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 See More
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of workingman was
before the 12th century
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