"workingman" meaning in All languages combined

See workingman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: workingmen [plural]
Etymology: working + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|working|man}} working + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|workingmen}} workingman (plural workingmen)
  1. A man who works in exchange for payment, especially a labourer who does manual labour. Categories (topical): Male people Hypernyms: worker Related terms: working girl Coordinate_terms: workingwoman

Inflected forms

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