workman

noun

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workman
  1. craftsman
  2. workingman
  3. handyman
  4. laborer
  5. builder
  6. workingwoman
  7. tradesman
  8. toiler
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
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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
  • Replicate Jack Torrance’s handyman aesthetic (played by Jack Nicholson) in Wrangler’s Cowboy Cut jeans, a check flannel shirt and a corduroy bomber jacket.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of handyman
Noun
  • Federal immigration agents have spent weeks scouring the Central Valley, immigrant rights organizers say, noting warrantless arrests and the targeting of farm laborers on their way to work.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Though the inside is upscale, eclectic, cozy and polished, anyone is welcome in the space, from blue-collar laborers to lawyers, Blum said.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of laborer
Noun
  • After a builder has negotiated with communities, paperwork shouldn’t bar getting shovels in the ground and heads in beds.
    — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The most glaring is the contrast between majoritarian consensus builders on one hand and the party's firebrands on the left.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Nov. 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
  • Decades of hiring young tradesmen gave her patience for men still in it.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • For a tradesman, pay is excellent — thirty-four dollars an hour for union workers, plus generous benefits.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 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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“Workman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workman. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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