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work⋅man

  [wurk-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men.
1. a man employed or skilled in some form of manual, mechanical, or industrial work.
2. a male worker.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME werkman, OE weorcman. See work, man 1

Usage note:
See -man.
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work·man   (wûrk'mən)   
n.  
  1. A man who performs manual or industrial labor for wages.
  2. A craftsman or artisan.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Workman

Work"man\, n.; pl. Workmen. [AS. weorcmann.]

1. A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures; a worker.

2. Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : workman
Spanish: obrero; obrera,
German: der Arbeiter,
Japanese: 労働者
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