workman (ˈwɜːkmən
)
Definitions
noun
- a man who is employed in manual labour or who works an industrial machine
- a craftsman of skill as specified ⇒
a bad workman
Quotations
"A bad workman always blames his tools"
Translations
- British English:
workman
A workman is a man who works with his hands, for example a builder or plumber.ˈwɜːkmən NOUN
- Spanish:
obrero
nm
- French:
ouvrier
nm
- German:
Handwerker
nm Handwerker
- Chinese: 工人 n
- Arabic: عَامِل n
- Portuguese: operário nm
- Russian: рабочий nm
- Croatian: radnik nm
- Czech: dělník nm
- Danish: arbejder nutr
- Dutch: werkman nm
- Finnish: työmies n
- Greek: τεχνίτης nm
- Italian: operaio nm operaia
- Japanese: 肉体労働者 n
- Korean: 노동자 n
- Norwegian: arbeider nm
- Polish: robotnik nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: operário nm
- European Spanish:
obrero
nm
- Swedish: arbetare nutr
- Thai: คนงาน n
- Turkish: işçi n işçiler
- Vietnamese: người thợ n
Usage examples
At the far end an Algerian workman was sweeping the pavement.
, The Gwen John Sculpture (1985)We got the document translated into Hindi, and distributed copies to each workman.
Business Today (1996)The tape showed a man aged between 20 and 30 and wearing workman 's shirt walking up to Carlie, grabbing her by the arm and taking her away.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)Just send us two colour photos of your workman -one full length, one close-up.
Sun, News of the World (2002)They should keep this old motto in mind: `A bad workman blames his tools.
, ROCKY SUNG'S GUIDE TO CHINESE ASTROLOGY AND FENG SHUI 2003 (2002)