workman

noun

work·​man ˈwərk-mən How to pronounce workman (audio)

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Kurt Jordan said that the town was in danger of losing its workman’s compensation insurance in January 2024 because his wife couldn’t get the payroll records from the fire corporation. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025 The workman had no visible signs of trauma that would have killed him. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025 In 1893, workmen laid dynamite charges and started blowing them up. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025 Olsen is wearing an oversized black workman’s jacket, very similar to, if not an exact piece from The Row in a different color. Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for workman

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of workman was before the 12th century

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“Workman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workman. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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workman

noun
work·​man ˈwərk-mən How to pronounce workman (audio)
1
2
: a skilled worker (as an electrician or carpenter)

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