workman
A man who labours for wagesA man who labours for wages.
» A bad workman always blames his tools.
Ein schlechter Arbeiter gibt immer seinem Werkzeug die Schuld. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Плохому танцору и ноги мешают. — marafon
У плохого мастера всегда инструмент виноват. — odexed
Поганий працівник завжди винуватить свої знаряддя. — ChickenKiev
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA man who labours for wages.
Arbeiter
рабо́чийrabóčij, рабо́тникrabótnik
робітни́кrobitnýk, працівни́кpracivnýk
An artisan or craftsman.
- a male employee who performs manual or industrial labor
Examples
31 sentencesA bad workman always blames his tools.
Поганий працівник завжди винуватить свої знаряддя. — ChickenKiev
ruПлохому танцору и ноги мешают. — marafon
deEin schlechter Arbeiter gibt immer seinem Werkzeug die Schuld. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The workman died from the explosion.
ruРабочий погиб от взрыва. — odexed
deDer Arbeiter starb aufgrund der Explosion. — Tamy
I was disguised as a workman.
I found him to be a good workman.
The workmen stopped working and just stared at us.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English werkman, from Old English weorcmann (“workman”), from Proto-West GermaFrom 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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Forms
plural: workmenSynonyms
2 synonyms- a male employee who performs manual or industrial labor:working manworkingman
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular