Plural of workman
irregular plural
The plural of workman is workmen.
Forms of workman
| Singular | workman /ˈwɝkmən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | workmen /ˈwɝkmən/ |
| Countable | countable |
Workmen in a sentence
- He laid the foundation stone on August 1 1847, and then set around 2,000 workmen loose on the undertaking.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 58
- Workmen were coming and going at all hours of the night.From the entry go
- The workmen plastered the wall with pictures.From the entry plaster
- We arrived home to a scene of controlled chaos, with painters, electricians, plumbers, and workmen of all shapes and colours all over the house.From the entry controlled chaos
- These have evolved into rope access techniques which allow workmen to work on high structures without scaffolding.2013, Alastair Buchan, The Atlantic Sailor's Handbook, →ISBN, page 71. From the entry ascendeur
Meaning of workman
- noun A man who labours for wages.
- noun An artisan or craftsman.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of workman
- What is the plural of workman?
- The plural of workman is workmen.
- Is workman countable?
- Workman is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: workman (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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