WORKINGMAN Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

workingman

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Definition of workingman

as in workman

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Recent Examples of workingman After all, one thing workingmen, women, and almost all of the enslaved had in common, on the commons, was the fact that none of them could vote. — Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 McCardell is the one who ignored its provenance as a humble workingman’s textile and brought it to women’s wear. — Julia Turner, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025 Kimmel has a great blend of classy guy and workingman’s appeal, but this isn’t his strongest night. — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 This nascent subgenre flows directly from Woody Guthrie’s suite of murder ballads, which gave the workingman’s lament an infusion of antihero glamour. — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for workingman

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Gutierrez on Monday in Palm Beach County court pleaded not guilty to charges of operating as an unlicensed money service business, organized scheme to defraud and workman’s compensation fraud, court records show.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
The day shift also starts making factory-work jokes, with Rekha playing a perky do-bee who just wants to make the boss happy, and Lily adopting an agitator role, demanding workman’s comp and trying to spark revolt.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026

Definition of workman

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Prakash Chand, a resident, said laborers were in the basement carrying out digging work when the building collapsed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
In theory, that reduces costs dramatically by eliminating the need for a large crew of carpenters and laborers working for a year or more.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

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Leaders in one Virginia county approved a program last week to set aside $50,000 to support families in which the primary wage earner has been detained by federal immigration authorities.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Homes that were built to be attainable for a modest local wage earner were inflated into high-yield financial assets.

— Jonathan Tower, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026

Definition of wage earner

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