Workmaster
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Master workman; overseer; employer of workmen. archaic
"[…] Sathan the workmaster of all mischeef being greved that his own kingdome draweth to an end […] like a slie Serpent setteth snares and pitfalles innumerable, to intrap men and bring them to destruction by policie […]"
- 2 A skilled craftsman who owns a workshop.
"AUGUST Fredrik HOLLMING (1854- 1913), born in Finland, workmaster in St. Petersburg from 1880 until his death, with a workshop at 35 Kazanskaya Street; in 1900 he moved into Fabergé's new building."
Example
More examples"[…] Sathan the workmaster of all mischeef being greved that his own kingdome draweth to an end […] like a slie Serpent setteth snares and pitfalles innumerable, to intrap men and bring them to destruction by policie […]"
Etymology
From work + master.
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