"skillman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: skillmen [plural]
Etymology: From skill + man. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|skill|man}} skill + man Head templates: {{en-noun|skillmen}} skillman (plural skillmen)
  1. A gray-collar worker; someone who does skilled technical work.
    Sense id: en-skillman-en-noun-RmeGswz3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1996, D. W. Livingstone, John Marshall Mangan, Recast Dreams: Class and Gender Consciousness in Steeltown:",
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          "ref": "2005, Trevor Griffiths, These are the Times: A Life of Thomas Paine, page 13:",
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