WORKMAN Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

workman

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Recent Examples of workman Above us, a workman hooked onto a steel gantry drills loudly. — Story by billy Perrigo, Time, 4 June 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 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 The building is in the process of renovation, workmen wandering about its floors on projects the Bilters estimate will run well into the seven figures. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workman

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Noun

It’s crafted by these incredible artists and craftsmen who build the world with their own hands.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
La Galerie Du 19M Shanghai Chanel’s Le19M creative hub has traveled to Shanghai for the first time with an ambitious exhibition that brings the brand’s unique production system to life via the work of Chinese artists, makers, and craftsmen.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of craftsman

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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

The first crew operated through Bayron Bennett, a handyman who provided services for Pino’s yacht excursions.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
In the tiny community of Lipan, Texas, west of Dallas, Kim Solis and her husband have a handyman-and-home-remodel business and get their insurance on the marketplace.

— Ali Swenson, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of handyman

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In the previous decades, Japan had brought in many Korean, Chinese, and Taiwanese laborers, often under duress, to work in factories and mines, usually in atrocious conditions.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
When his son suddenly turns up alive and well, Mark and his psychiatrist wife, Abigail (Kerry Washington), realize that the kidnapper accidentally took the child of Ramón (Luis Gerardo Méndez), their housekeeper’s undocumented day-laborer boyfriend.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of laborer

Noun

The organization sued on behalf of home builders and got the new rules blocked in court.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
They’re joined by California chapters of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and unions representing ironworkers, insulators and builders of elevators and escalators.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of builder

Noun

For a tradesman, pay is excellent — thirty-four dollars an hour for union workers, plus generous benefits.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Not to mention the millions of heavy duty pickup trucks used by fleet operators and tradesmen across basically every sector.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

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