workingmen

Definition of workingmennext
plural of workingman

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workingmen
laborers
Noun
  • The pope, at this very moment, is having the fallen part of the Colosseum rebuilt; half a dozen mason’s apprentices, without any scaffolding, are righting the colossus on whose shoulders a nation, transformed into slave laborers, perished.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The trade was halted, and ships carrying Polynesian laborers were ordered back.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Workingmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workingmen. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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