WORKMAN Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

workman

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Recent Examples of workman 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 This game was all about Tarris’ workman-like performance. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workman

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Noun

Working with Urban Pioneering Architecture, Haughton corralled an all-Caribbean team of craftsmen and builders to renovate the four-story town house.

— Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
The white clapboard exterior topped with typical Norse dragon heads was taken back into the family in 1995 by Haeger’s great great granddaughter Ellika Modenfelt, who painstakingly restored it to its former glory with the help of local craftsmen.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

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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

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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

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Meanwhile, $12 million will go to a fund supporting out-of-work entertainment industry laborers.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026
Without fiefdoms structuring the distribution of land, the division of labor, and the provision of military protection, agents of state coercion were needed to ensure that former serfs would serve as wage laborers.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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For more than a century, Indiana has answered when the country needed builders.

— Jeff Danielson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
While developers and builders get to cut corners, residents would lose hundreds of dollars in savings from the lack of efficiency measures and onsite renewable energy.

— Tom Nyein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of builder

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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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