See worchere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"plural"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
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"alternative"
]
},
{
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"alternative"
]
},
{
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"alternative"
]
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"alternative"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
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"alternative",
"Northern",
"especially"
]
},
{
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"alternative",
"Northern",
"especially"
]
},
{
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"alternative",
"Northern",
"especially"
]
},
{
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"alternative"
]
},
{
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"alternative"
]
}
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"An individual who does or performs an action; an actor or perpetrator."
],
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]
]
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"A creator or origin; someone or something which causes or originates."
],
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"creator",
"creator"
],
[
"origin",
"origin"
],
[
"someone",
"someone"
],
[
"something",
"something"
],
[
"cause",
"cause"
],
[
"originate",
"originate"
]
]
},
{
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"A workman in a particular craft or substance."
],
"links": [
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"workman",
"workman"
],
[
"employ",
"employ"
],
[
"man",
"man"
],
[
"manual",
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],
[
"labour",
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],
[
"workman",
"workman"
],
[
"particular",
"particular"
],
[
"craft",
"craft"
],
[
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"substance"
]
],
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}
]
},
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"A skilled artisan or craftsman."
],
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"workman",
"workman"
],
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"employ",
"employ"
],
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"man",
"man"
],
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"manual",
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],
[
"labour",
"labour#English"
],
[
"skill",
"skill"
],
[
"artisan",
"artisan"
],
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]
],
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{
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}
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},
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],
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"A remedy; a medical treatment."
],
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[
"remedy",
"remedy"
],
[
"medical",
"medical"
],
[
"treatment",
"treatment"
]
],
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"(rare) A remedy; a medical treatment."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈwurt͡ʃər(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwirt͡ʃər(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɛrkər(ə)/",
"note": "East Anglia, East Saxon"
},
{
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}
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}
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