Definition of workman
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: workingman
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: artisan
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Some directions were left up to workmen of the day to interpret.
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Later, a group of black workmen dug up the bodies and reburied them to properly honor the fallen.
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That was apparent in behind-the-scenes agonizing over the issue of workmen’s compensation for players. ...
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All the while, they were kept company by a stray, nearly feral, dog, who wandered over and ate anything the workmen left behind from their lunch.
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In the years prior to publishing the book, Frost had taken to lecturing about astronomy at mechanics institutes, establishments set up for the education of artisans and other workmen.
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On Dikeman Street’s wide sidewalk, next to a delivery gate for the cherry factory, workmen were sitting on folding chairs beside a table laid with sodas and picnic paraphernalia.
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With changes to Travelers Insurance for the county’s property and casualty insurance and to Caitlin Morgan for its workman’s compensation, consultants with General Insurance Services said the county would reap more than $280,000 in savings.
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David Selig thought the smell of pot might be the result of workmen smoking it on their breaks.
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First Known Use of workman
before 12th century
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: a skilled worker (such as an electrician or carpenter)
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