workmen

[US]/ˈwɜːkmən/
[UK]/ˈwɜːrkmən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. skilled worker, craftsman

Phrases & Collocations

skilled workman

Example Sentences

There was a workman up the ladder.

The workman patched the ceiling.

A bad workman finds much fault with his tools.

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

Only a skilled workman can split slate into layers.

The dispute was touched off by the dismissal of a workman for insubordination.

in a workman's cap and a mackinaw limping slowly toward him.

But when the workman saw the top line of clear writing, he called Rimmer over right away.

Real-world Examples

There was nobody to direct the workman.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

I see there are some workmen on the site

Source: Longman Office Workers' Daily Professional Technical English

It was practice, workmen drinking on the job.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Same workmen from this morning too.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

On these occasions Hugh was forced to hunt up new workmen and the mill was late in starting.

Source: Gone with the Wind

The next day the workmen came to put everything tidy.

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

Here is a good workman all ready to help you.

Source: American Elementary School English 3

Across from the women sat a man in workman's clothes.

Source: Rich Dad Poor Dad

Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived and remonstrated with the workmen.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

Shortly afterwards, 4 more policemen arrived and remonstrated with the workmen.

Source: New Concept English (3)

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