workpeople

work·peo·ple

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wurk-pee-puh l]
- /ˈwɜrkˌpi pəl/
- /ˈwɜːkˌpiːpl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurk-pee-puh l]
- /ˈwɜrkˌpi pəl/

Definitions of workpeople word

noun workpeople Plural form of workperson. 1
noun plural workpeople the working members of a population, esp those employed in manual tasks 0
noun plural workpeople workers; esp., industrial or manual workers 0
noun workpeople plural of workperson. 0

See all 4 definitions of workpeople

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Origin of workpeople

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; work + people

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Parts of speech for Workpeople

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Workpeople

workpeople popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for workpeople

noun workpeople

grass roots — the common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file.
proles — a member of the proletariat.
proletariat — common people, working class
rank and file — the members of a group or organization apart from its leaders or officers.
workers — Plural form of worker.

All 7 Synonyms of workpeople