workman

noun

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Recent Examples of workman 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 Hilgenberg and Voigt were business partners, Blair was Voigt’s racquetball partner and McNeill was Voigt’s workman’s compensation lawyer. — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026 Four years ago, a longtime admirer of Morris’s, Paul Clements, produced a workman-like survey of the travel writer’s life and oeuvre; now Wheeler comes forth with a much deeper and more questioning look at an author who could seem at home everywhere, yet remain a stranger in her own household. — Pico Iyer, Air Mail, 2 May 2026 After Napoleon Dynamite, Gries landed a recurring role on Lost as Ben Linus' father, Roger, a DHARMA Initiative workman. — Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for workman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workman
  1. craftsman
  2. workingman
  3. handyman
  4. laborer
  5. builder
  6. workingwoman
  7. tradesman
  8. toiler
Noun
  • Businesses and craftsmen around the world are continuing to post congratulations for the soon-to-be newlyweds.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Eventually, through persistence, sponsorship, legal guidance, and the practical help of Panos’s network, an opportunity emerged through my father’s skills as a painter and craftsman.
    — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of craftsman
Noun
  • What was once a workingman’s district is now River North, a polished landscape of galleries, luxury apartments and expense-account dining.
    — David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Company founder Leo Fender and his group of California guitar-makers debuted the Telecaster in 1951 as a durable workingman’s guitar.
    — Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026
Definition of workingman
Noun
  • Mora also acknowledged performing handyman jobs for Kristen Snedeker on previous real estate projects.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Try running a vacation rental somewhere without reliable cleaners, handymen or a guest base.
    — Avery Carl, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of handyman
Noun
  • In the shrimp ponds, these landless laborers earn only a few dollars a day, with no contracts or protections.
    — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026
  • Duties while at the firehouse included speaking with laborers and subcontractors, ordering supplies and discussions with other Good Neighbor Investors members, Mora recalled.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of laborer
Noun
  • The Delage on offer was the prototype for the French builder’s D8-120 S model, a more athletic version of the D8-120.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 July 2026
  • Systems thinking helps venture builders locate the intervention layer.
    — Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of builder
Noun
  • Reminiscent of the Row or the elegant workingwoman aesthetic of Celine’s Phoebe Philo era, the clothes are instantly covetable.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2021
Definition of workingwoman
Noun
  • Carl Murawski is a certified electrician, construction coordinator, and tradesman.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 11 June 2026
  • The World Cup may come and go, but here the star players—local teachers, mechanics, accountants, and tradesmen—still play like the world is watching.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
Definition of tradesman
Noun
  • Yet the story of the toiler turned tycoon persisted.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of toiler

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