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workman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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work·man /ˈwɜːkmən $ ˈwɜːrk-/ ●○○ noun (plural workmen /-mən/) [countable]  BOWORKERsomeone who does physical work such as building, repairing things etc 〔建筑、维修等的〕工匠,工人
Examples from the Corpus
workmanAs a workman, you need to husband your strength.He also showed concern for the safety of workmen on his projects and sensitivity towards their impact on the environment.More than factory owners might have cared to admit, the workmen set limits on what they actually did each day.He called to the workmen, and they put their shoulders to the raft in anticipation.Now he had to devise a method by which workmen and supplies could shuttle back and forth across the gorge.The two Leeds supporters were believed to have been stabbed to death after an argument with workmen.
From Longman Business Dictionaryworkmanwork‧man /ˈwɜːkmənˈwɜːrk-/ noun (plural workmen /-mən/) [countable] someone who does physical work such as building, repairing things etc
work·man nounChineseSyllable
as who such building, things repairing Corpus Business work does someone physical


workman
workman /ˈwɜːkmən $ ˈwɜːrk-/ noun (plural workmen /-mən/) [countable]
someone who does physical work such as building, repairing things etc


work·manBrE /ˈwɜːkmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɜːrkmən/ 🔊 noun (
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work·men BrE /ˈwɜːkmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɜːrkmən/ 🔊
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a man who is employed to do physical work 男工人;工匠 (with an adjective 与形容词连用) a person who works in the way mentioned 工作…的人a good/bad workman工作好的/差的人