Workfolk

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Collectively, people who perform manual labour. uncountable, usually

    "Tess waited outside the door of the farmhouse till the group of workfolk had received their wages, and then Marian introduced her."

Synonyms

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workforce

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"Tess waited outside the door of the farmhouse till the group of workfolk had received their wages, and then Marian introduced her."

Etymology

From work + folk.

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