Definition of workingman
: one who works for wages usually at manual labor
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This North Portland tavern, which was a workingman’s oasis for more than 50 years, sat on North Columbia Boulevard in the heart of Junk Yard Row, just east of the St. Johns landfill.
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The first local brewery that discounts its product occasionally, or develops a decent workingman’s lager for, say, $6.99 a six, will get my undying loyalty and support.
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But for some longtime drinkers, including many among the 11,000 who gathered in Chippewa Falls for the anniversary party, watching trendy shandies eclipse the workingman’s beers their grandparents once enjoyed is disorienting.
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Future tripping Despite the accolades, Hazan retains a sensible, workingman’s attitude about his craft — and about his future.
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In Suburbicon, Matt Damon plays a workingman whose life seems to drastically change after a home invasion goes terribly wrong.
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Eldridge looks like a workingman in a Disfarmer portrait.
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After the day’s work was done, Deford fell into the habit of going along with the newspaper’s typesetting and printing men to a workingman’s bar down by the docks.
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Not just any men, but characters — workingmen, old men, homeless men, policemen and firemen.
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First Known Use of workingman
before 12th century
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Definition of workingman for Students
plural workingmen
\-ˌmen\
: a person who works for wages usually at manual labor
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