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handworker

handworker noun: one who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.

Noun

handworker (plural handworkers)

  1. One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
    • Among the handworkers in the shoe factories, the least skilled are those found in the sole-leather department, if there is one. Their work, described in Chapter III, requires little judgment and less dexterity […]1915, The Boot and Shoe Industry in Massachusetts as a Vocation for Women

handworker meaning in Punjabi

handworker in Punjabi

handworker
ਦਸਤਕਾਰ dastakār

Forms of handworker

pluralhandworkers

Origin of handworker

From hand + worker.

Questions about handworker

What does handworker mean?
Handworker means one who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
What is handworker in Punjabi?
Handworker in Punjabi is ਦਸਤਕਾਰ (dastakār). See Handworker meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is handworker?
Handworker is a noun.
What is the plural of handworker?
The plural of handworker is handworkers.

Words near handworker in the dictionary

  1. handwhiles
  2. handwipe
  3. handwipes
  4. handwork
  5. handworked
  6. handworker
  7. handworkers
  8. handworking
  9. handworkman
  10. handworkmen
  11. handworks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handworker (page history and authors); ਦਸਤਕਾਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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