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workmasters

workmasters is the plural of workmaster.

Meaning of workmaster

Noun

workmaster (plural workmasters)

  1. (archaic) Master workman; overseer; employer of workmen.
    • […] Sathan the workmaster of all mischeef being greved that his own kingdome draweth to an end […] like a slie Serpent setteth snares and pitfalles innumerable, to intrap men and bring them to destruction by policie […]1571, Arthur Golding, “Epistle Dedicatorie”, in The Psalmes of David and others. With M. John Calvins Commentaries
  2. A skilled craftsman who owns a workshop.
    • AUGUST Fredrik HOLLMING (1854- 1913), born in Finland, workmaster in St. Petersburg from 1880 until his death, with a workshop at 35 Kazanskaya Street; in 1900 he moved into Fabergé's new building.1989, Alexander Von Solodkoff, Christopher Forbes, Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, page 155

Questions about workmasters

What is workmasters the plural of?
Workmasters is the plural of workmaster.

Words near workmasters in the dictionary

  1. workmanliness
  2. workmanly
  3. workmanship
  4. workmanships
  5. workmaster
  6. workmasters
  7. workmate
  8. workmates
  9. workmen
  10. workmen's comp
  11. workmen's compensation

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