workmen

plural of workman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for workmen
Noun
  • The workshop is like a metalsmith’s laboratory, where craftsmen skilled in traditional goldsmithing techniques constantly experiment with new materials and methods.
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Building a piano takes Steinway’s skilled craftsmen 11 months from start to finish.
    Joel Williams, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The bar and restaurant, nestled inside an old blue-and-yellow Victorian house just off of Highway 1, comes from owners Casey Plemons and Paul Watson, who, over their 10 years of friendship, have worked together as bartenders and handymen — and started a punk rock band called the Koffs.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In the Lumière brothers’ short Workers Leaving the Factory (1895), considered by many historians to be the first cinematographic film recording, the onscreen laborers are actually leaving their jobs at the Lumières’ factory, where photographic plates were produced and developed.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Chiefs or caciques held godlike powers and could order laborers to cultivate land or serve in military encounters.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Gaube’s photographs, explains Moussa, show both his interest in vernacular architecture and the penchant of Lebanese architects, designers, and builders for using thick stone and heavy wooden doors that kept interiors cool in summer and insulated in winter.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The builders said the pipeline will follow its pipeline predecessors, weaving across Arizona, New Mexico and California where others already exist, using some existing infrastructure.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Luxury brands like Hermès and Louis Vuitton have their porcelain made in Limoges by local artisans though Hermès has its own decoration plant.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Watching their artisans at work, cutting, 3D printing, stitching, and polishing was mesmerizing.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During the summer of 1768, a riot broke out in Boston, led by laborers, tradesmen, and sailors protesting against these unjust policing practices.
    Time, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a lot of tradesmen, but songwriters… There’s not loads of them.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The event includes international food court, 125 artisans and crafters along with outdoor wine bars.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Peachtree Group is looking to work with a bakery for cookie decorating events and crafters for wreath-making activities.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Workmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workmen. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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