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work⋅man

[wurk-muhn]
–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


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.

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