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workman

Workman is a noun referring to a person who performs manual labor, especially a skilled tradesperson such as a carpenter, plumber, or metalworker. In British English it has historically denoted a person employed to perform physical work. In contemporary writing, many contexts prefer “worker” or “employee,” but “workman” remains common in trades and in fixed phrases such as “an experienced workman” or in the adjective “workmanlike.”

Etymology and related terms: The word derives from work + man, from Old English weorcmann. Related terms

In legal and social history, “workman” appeared in phrases like “workman’s compensation” to refer to compensation

As a surname: Workman also exists as an English surname, derived from the occupational label itself. It

See also: worker, tradesman, journeyman.

include
workmanship
(skill
demonstrated
in
making
something)
and
workmanlike
(characterized
by
competence
and
efficiency).
for
industrial
injuries;
many
jurisdictions
have
since
adopted
gender-neutral
terms
such
as
“workers’
compensation.”
is
found
in
English-speaking
countries
and
among
descendants
of
English
emigrants,
with
distribution
reflecting
historic
patterns
of
migration
and
settlement.