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- [wur-king-man]
- /ˈwɜr kɪŋˌmæn/
- /ˈwɜːkɪŋmæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wur-king-man]
- /ˈwɜr kɪŋˌmæn/
Definitions of workingman word
- noun plural workingman a man of the working class; a man, whether skilled or unskilled, who earns his living at some manual or industrial work. 1
- noun workingman A man who works for wages, especially in manual or industrial work. 1
- noun workingman a man who performs manual labour 0
- noun workingman a worker; esp., an industrial or manual worker; wage earner; laborer 0
- noun workingman A man who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour. 0
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Origin of workingman
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; working + man1
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Parts of speech for Workingman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
workingman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for workingman
noun workingman
- employee — A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
- hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
- labourer — Standard spelling of laborer.
- laborer — a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field.
- proletarian — pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
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