Definition of WORKMAN

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Recent Examples on the Web In a daguerreotype taken c. 1847, Granger is pictured wearing his workman's apron. — CBS News, "Thomas Jefferson, architect," 18 Jan. 2020 But the telescope that Descartes designed, the telescope Leibniz longed for, proved impossible for Descartes’s workmen to manufacture. — Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, "The Imperfect Telescope," 7 Jan. 2020 Wright rebuilt his private living quarters twice - the first time after the 1914 massacre of his mistress, her two children and four workmen; the second time after an electrical fire. — Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, "On the trail of Frank Lloyd Wright in Illinois and Wisconsin," 11 Sep. 2019 The Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak by recording a workman-like 110-101 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday at Fiserv Forum. — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bucks 110, Magic 101: Winning streak reaches 15 games," 9 Dec. 2019 The article also mentioned a legend that, after Master’s death in 1796, a workman saw him shackled and riding on horseback, begging for mercy, with three imps following him. — Akira Kyles, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Grave marker of Carroll County settler, infamous slave owner replaced; historical society takes in old ledger," 24 Nov. 2019 Midfielders - Declan Rice is set to be the holding midfielder, as should be the case after his workman-like displays for West Ham United. — SI.com, "How England Should Line Up at the 2020 European Championships if They Want Goals, Goals & More Goals," 30 Aug. 2019 On July 8, Marie Cecile Flageul, a curator at the Museum of Street Art (MoSA), woke up to two workmen whitewashing part of the wall on which the mural was painted; the image of Price himself had so far remained intact. — Hannah Dreyfus, New York Times, "How the Fate of a Rapper’s Mural Lit a Fuse in Crown Heights," 2 Aug. 2019 The library will be closed that morning, allowing the workmen to begin at 5 a.m. and work until noon. — courant.com, "Community News For The South Windsor Edition," 13 Sep. 2019

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“Workman.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workman. Accessed 25 January 2020.

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