- workman
- nounADJECTIVE▪ good, skilled▪ council (BrE)… OF WORKMEN▪ crew, gang▪
A gang of workmen has been digging a hole in the road.
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Workman — may refer to: People: *Fanny Bullock Workman (1859 1925), American mountaineer and geographer *Shanelle Workman (born 1978), American actress *Hank Workman (born 1926), Major League Baseball player *Hawksley Workman (born 1975), stage name of… … Wikipedia
Workman — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Workman (Mobster) (* 1908), US amerikanischer Auftragsmörder der „Murder, Inc.“ Charles Workman (Tenor), US amerikanischer Opernsänger (Tenor) Charles H. Workman (1873–1923), US amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
workman — ► NOUN 1) a man employed to do manual labour. 2) a person who works in a specified way. ● a bad workman always blames his tools Cf. ↑a bad workman always blames his tools … English terms dictionary
workman — work‧man [ˈwɜːkmən ǁ ˈwɜːrk ] noun workmen PLURALFORM [ mən] [countable] someone who does physical work such as building, repairing things etc * * * workman UK US /ˈwɜːkmən/ noun [C] (plural workmen) ► a man whose job involves physical work, such … Financial and business terms
Workman — Work man, n.; pl. {Workmen}. [AS. weorcmann.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures; a worker. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
workman — index artisan, employee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
workman — *worker, workingman, laborer, craftsman, handicraftsman, mechanic, artisan, operative, hand, roustabout … New Dictionary of Synonyms
workman — [wʉrk′mən] n. pl. workmen [wʉrk′mən] 1. WORKINGMAN 2. a craftsman … English World dictionary
Workman — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Workman est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Dorothy Workman (?), joueuse de tennis australienne Jimmy Workman (né en 1980), acteur américain… … Wikipédia en Français
Workman — This interesting name derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century weorc meaning work , plus mann , a man, and was a medieval job descriptive term for a skilled worker or artisan. The following quotation from Promptorium Parvulorum (Medieval… … Surnames reference
workman — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)kmən[/t]] workmen N COUNT A workman is a man who works with his hands, for example building or repairing houses or roads. In University Square workmen are building a steel fence... Millson saw the workman, Terry, descending the ladder … English dictionary
