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skillman

skillman noun: a gray-collar worker; someone who does skilled technical work.

Noun

skillman (plural skillmen)

  1. A gray-collar worker; someone who does skilled technical work.
    • Susman (1970) found clear goal differences between skillmen and their helpers in an oil refinery.1981, Paul C. Nystrom, William H. Starbuck, Handbook of Organizational Design, page 98
    • The day that she went, I said, "You know, you have been one of the best skillmen, ever."1996, D. W. Livingstone, John Marshall Mangan, Recast Dreams: Class and Gender Consciousness in Steeltown

Proper noun capitalized: Skillman

Skillman (plural Skillmans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of skillman

Noun
pluralskillmen
Proper noun
pluralSkillmans

Origin of skillman

From skill + man.

Questions about skillman

What does skillman mean?
Skillman means a gray-collar worker; someone who does skilled technical work.
What part of speech is skillman?
Skillman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of skillman?
The plural of skillman is skillmen.

Words near skillman in the dictionary

  1. skillion
  2. Skillion Flat
  3. skillions
  4. skillless
  5. skilllessness
  6. skillman
  7. Skillmans
  8. skillmen
  9. skillo
  10. skills
  11. skills shortage

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