workman
Meanings
noun
- A man who labours for wages.
- An artisan or craftsman.
name
- A surname.
- A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.
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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”).
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