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

These writers saw themselves as craftsmen and their field as closed to outsiders; at the Daily Mirror, the standard-bearing populist sheet, the crafty Lamb hadn’t been able to get ahead.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Most of the craftsmen have adapted their products to the tastes of tourists and foreigners, but the technique itself remained the same for decades.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 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

He’s mostly worked as a handyman for hotels in Key West, according to his youngest son, Luis Aviles, and stepdaughter, Katty Delgado.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
Her landlord had to call a handyman to break through a window and slide across the living room to unlock the front door.

— Destenie Nock, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of handyman

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Built in 1610 by Spanish and Indigenous laborers, the church was destroyed in the 1680 Pueblo Revolt that drove Spanish colonizers out of the region for 12 years.

— Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Even though public schooling became compulsory in 1896, the language barrier and the remote location of many plantations led to gaps in access to these laborers’ formal education.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Fernando Jauregui Ochoa had carefully depicted himself on social media as a trustworthy and successful Central California food truck builder.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Edi Cliff Once all the printing was finished, human builders then came in and added the roofs, furniture, doors, and glass, and everything else required to turn a concrete shell into a home.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of builder

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Founded by the sons of tradesmen, the company built software that manages scheduling, dispatching, invoicing, payments, and marketing within a single platform.

— TrueBridge Capital, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
The film centers on Wang Wei (Miao), a mysterious mute tradesman who is forced into a violent underworld after his daughter is kidnapped by a Southeast Asian child trafficking syndicate.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 July 2026

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