Workman

Q: What is a synonym for "workman"?

Common synonyms include: blue collar worker, blue-collar worker, breadwinner, casual, casual laborer, common laborer.

//ˈwɝkmən// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A man who labours for wages.
"He laid the foundation stone on August 1 1847, and then set around 2,000 workmen loose on the undertaking. The station opened exactly one year later on August 1 1848."
2
a male employee who performs manual or industrial labor wordnet
3
An artisan or craftsman.

Proper Noun

1
A surname.
2
A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.

Synonyms

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blue collar worker blue-collar worker breadwinner casual casual laborer common laborer

Example

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"A bad workman complains about his tools."

Etymology

From Middle English werkman, from Old English weorcmann (“workman”), from Proto-West Germanic *werkamann, from Proto-Germanic *werkamann- (“workman”), equivalent to work + -man. Compare Dutch werkman (“workman”), German Werkmann (“labourer, workman”), Icelandic verkamaður (“workman”).

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