workman

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workman^¹

/ˈwɝkmən/ US
/ˈwɜːkmən/ UK

Where it comes from

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”).

noun workmen

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.
An artisan or craftsman.

Workman^²

proper noun

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

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noun a man who labours for wages

한국어	노동자 nodongja
日本語	労働者 rōdōsha
中文	工人 gōngrén
हिन्दी	मज़दूर mazdūr, कामगार kāmgār
Français	ouvrier
Deutsch	Arbeiter
Italiano	lavoratore
Română	lucrător, muncitor
Русский	рабо́чий rabóčij, рабо́тник rabótnik
Tiếng Việt	thợ, người thợ
العربية	عَامِل ʕāmil, شَغِّيل šaḡḡīl

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@misc{workman_2026,
  title = {workman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/workman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}