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The people who are sitting in front of Hitler have, for the most part, sunk below the standard of living of a German workingman with a job.
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Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
As for some of the others, there is only a slight difference between their income and the wages of a workingman.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
At the time, denim was a workingman’s textile that women rarely wore.
—Nancy MacDonell, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
Ryan Gramlich, Dartmouth — Touchdown runs of 1, 9 and 6 yards punctuated a workingman’s performance for the junior, who amassed 79 yards on 17 carries for the Indians in a 25-13 win over Greater New Bedford.
—Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
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Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
As for some of the others, there is only a slight difference between their income and the wages of a workingman.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
At the time, denim was a workingman’s textile that women rarely wore.
—Nancy MacDonell, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
Ryan Gramlich, Dartmouth — Touchdown runs of 1, 9 and 6 yards punctuated a workingman’s performance for the junior, who amassed 79 yards on 17 carries for the Indians in a 25-13 win over Greater New Bedford.
—Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workingman
Noun
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Kurt Jordan said that the town was in danger of losing its workman’s compensation insurance in January 2024 because his wife couldn’t get the payroll records from the fire corporation.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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The workman had no visible signs of trauma that would have killed him.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Authorities had alleged that Haskell had hired four day laborers on Nov. 7, 2023 to dispose of several large trash bags, which one of the laborers said contained body parts.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Farmworker advocates said Friday afternoon that one laborer had died from injuries sustained after falling from the roof of a greenhouse at Glass House cannabis operation while trying to escape federal agents.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Our friends and neighbors are living in terror of ICE raids that leave their families broken without a wage earner and leave children without their parents.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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For wage earners, Social Security and Medicare taxes are called FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) and are taken out of your paycheck.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Workingman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workingman. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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