workingman

noun

work·​ing·​man ˈwər-kiŋ-ˌman 

: one who works for wages usually at manual labor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Braque’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

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

workingman

noun

work·​ing·​man ˈwər-kiŋ-ˌman 

: one who works for wages usually at manual labor or in industry