workman

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɝkmən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɜːkmən/ Hyphenation: work‧man === Noun === workman (plural workmen) A man who labours for wages. An artisan or craftsman. ==== Derived terms ==== a bad workman always blames his tools bye-workman workmanly ==== Related terms ==== worker workwoman ==== Translations ==== === References === “workman”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.