workmastern.

Brit.

/ˈwəːkˌmɑːstə/,

/ˈwəːkˌmastə/, U.S.

/ˈwərkˌmæstər/

Forms: see work n. and master n.¹ and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., master n.¹

Etymology: < work n. + master n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch wercmeester master builder, creator (Dutch werkmeester master craftsman, overseer of craftsmen, creator), Middle Low German werkmēster guild master, Old High German wercmeistar master craftsman or builder (Middle High German werkmeister, German Werkmeister, now only ‘overseer of craftsmen’), Old Norwegian verkmeistari (as a surname), Old Swedish värkmästare guild master (Swedish verkmästare overseer), Old Danish verkmester craftsman (Danish værkmester overseer of craftsmen, foreman, (regional) craftsman, (archaic) creator).

Now historical.

1. A master workman; an overseer or employer of workers.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > overseer or foreman

stewarda1400

surveyorc1440

supervisorc1454

overlookera1513

workmaster1525

supervisora1529

foreman1574

superintendent1575

overman1606

headman1725

overseer1766

gang leader1775

hagmaster1797

maistry1798

gangsman1803

kangany1817

capataz1826

gangman1830

ganger1836

gaffer1841

gang boss1863

ramrod1881

charge-man1885

mandor1885

captain1886

overganger1887

ephor1890

pusher1901

gangster1913

line manager1960

1525 tr. H. von Brunschwig Noble Experyence Vertuous Handy Warke Surg. lxxi. sig. P.ii/2 Also therof spreketh Rogerius to y^e worke mayster [Ger. werck meister] that he shall kepe strayght the membre and saue his helth.

1589 M. Philips in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 580 I came to Siuill, and sought me out a workemaster, that I might fall to my science, which was weauing of taffataes.

1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 231 This medicine..to an Artist which is a true Preparer of medicines..is plaine and pleasant to be done, and..will do the worke-master credit that vseth it.

1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 16 The Work-master contriveth his roofs, platforms, outjettings, and other such like parts and portions of the whole.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser (title page) Contracts betwixt the Workmaster and Workman.

1798 W. Waddington Considerations Royal Hosp. Bridewell 15 It seems that taskmasters or workmasters were employed, for the superintendency and improvement of the different branches.

1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. 3 The contents of every work must correspond to the character and designs of the work-master.

1877 J. W. Watkins tr. H. W. J. Thiersch On Christian Commonw. xiii. 169 They fear lest the master, or the superintendent, or the work-master would make them suffer.

1901 L. V. Lockwood Colonial Furnit. Amer. xi. 322 Each apprentice had to make his masterpiece before he was admitted as a workmaster.

1940 New Eng. Q. 13 525 Certain baymakers..petitioned the Council, complaining of..the decay of trading, which had compelled many former workmasters to become workmen.

1999 T. Swan Final Fabergé vii. 49 Hollming had been an assistant workmaster in Fabergé's shops in St. Petersburg at the time of the revolution.

2. figurative. A person or other agent viewed as a producer, creator, or overseer; esp. with reference to God as creator and ruler (cf. workman n. 3). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > creator

wrightc888

lightOE

sheppendOE

sheppera1175

wroughtc1275

creatorc1300

shaper1303

maker1340

workera1382

authora1413

workman1440

workmaster1531

artificer?1555

re-creator1587

architector1639

architect1659

enlivener1663

God almighty1787

1531 tr. E. Fox et al. Determinations Moste Famous Vniuersities f. 9^v These most solempne ordinaunces of the moste hygh worke mayster god [L. summi opificis].

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job xiii. 4 Ye are workmasters of lyes.

1605 London Prodigall iii. ii. 93 Nature, in her building, is a most curious worke-maister.

?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome i. iii. 15 The armes and hands, the worke-masters of all things.

1697 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens II. 257 Be only found in your diligency, and then your great Work-master will be under an engagement, to finish this unknown Mystery.

1787 C. Symmons Serm. iii. 75 The Divine Workmaster might, without injustice, have made thee less, or have placed thee lower.

a1834 A. W. Hare Serm. to Country Congregation (1836) II. xx. 363 In weaving the great web of human life and society, the heavenly workmaster has not made it all of one quality.

1940 A. Croft & H. Bolton tr. Thomas à Kempis Imitation of Christ iii. xxxviii. 158 The children of God..put these [temporal] things to such proper service as is ordained and instituted by God, the great Workmaster.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	workmaster
释义	workmastern. Brit. /ˈwəːkˌmɑːstə/, /ˈwəːkˌmastə/, U.S. /ˈwərkˌmæstər/ Forms: see work n. and master n.¹ and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., master n.¹ Etymology: < work n. + master n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch wercmeester master builder, creator (Dutch werkmeester master craftsman, overseer of craftsmen, creator), Middle Low German werkmēster guild master, Old High German wercmeistar master craftsman or builder (Middle High German werkmeister, German Werkmeister, now only ‘overseer of craftsmen’), Old Norwegian verkmeistari (as a surname), Old Swedish värkmästare guild master (Swedish verkmästare overseer), Old Danish verkmester craftsman (Danish værkmester overseer of craftsmen, foreman, (regional) craftsman, (archaic) creator). Now historical. 1. A master workman; an overseer or employer of workers. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > overseer or foreman stewarda1400 surveyorc1440 supervisorc1454 overlookera1513 workmaster1525 supervisora1529 foreman1574 superintendent1575 overman1606 headman1725 overseer1766 gang leader1775 hagmaster1797 maistry1798 gangsman1803 kangany1817 capataz1826 gangman1830 ganger1836 gaffer1841 gang boss1863 ramrod1881 charge-man1885 mandor1885 captain1886 overganger1887 ephor1890 pusher1901 gangster1913 line manager1960 1525 tr. H. von Brunschwig Noble Experyence Vertuous Handy Warke Surg. lxxi. sig. P.ii/2 Also therof spreketh Rogerius to y^e worke mayster [Ger. werck meister] that he shall kepe strayght the membre and saue his helth. 1589 M. Philips in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 580 I came to Siuill, and sought me out a workemaster, that I might fall to my science, which was weauing of taffataes. 1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 231 This medicine..to an Artist which is a true Preparer of medicines..is plaine and pleasant to be done, and..will do the worke-master credit that vseth it. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 16 The Work-master contriveth his roofs, platforms, outjettings, and other such like parts and portions of the whole. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser (title page) Contracts betwixt the Workmaster and Workman. 1798 W. Waddington Considerations Royal Hosp. Bridewell 15 It seems that taskmasters or workmasters were employed, for the superintendency and improvement of the different branches. 1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. 3 The contents of every work must correspond to the character and designs of the work-master. 1877 J. W. Watkins tr. H. W. J. Thiersch On Christian Commonw. xiii. 169 They fear lest the master, or the superintendent, or the work-master would make them suffer. 1901 L. V. Lockwood Colonial Furnit. Amer. xi. 322 Each apprentice had to make his masterpiece before he was admitted as a workmaster. 1940 New Eng. Q. 13 525 Certain baymakers..petitioned the Council, complaining of..the decay of trading, which had compelled many former workmasters to become workmen. 1999 T. Swan Final Fabergé vii. 49 Hollming had been an assistant workmaster in Fabergé's shops in St. Petersburg at the time of the revolution. 2. figurative. A person or other agent viewed as a producer, creator, or overseer; esp. with reference to God as creator and ruler (cf. workman n. 3). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > creator wrightc888 lightOE sheppendOE sheppera1175 wroughtc1275 creatorc1300 shaper1303 maker1340 workera1382 authora1413 workman1440 workmaster1531 artificer?1555 re-creator1587 architector1639 architect1659 enlivener1663 God almighty1787 1531 tr. E. Fox et al. Determinations Moste Famous Vniuersities f. 9^v These most solempne ordinaunces of the moste hygh worke mayster god [L. summi opificis]. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job xiii. 4 Ye are workmasters of lyes. 1605 London Prodigall iii. ii. 93 Nature, in her building, is a most curious worke-maister. ?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome i. iii. 15 The armes and hands, the worke-masters of all things. 1697 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens II. 257 Be only found in your diligency, and then your great Work-master will be under an engagement, to finish this unknown Mystery. 1787 C. Symmons Serm. iii. 75 The Divine Workmaster might, without injustice, have made thee less, or have placed thee lower. a1834 A. W. Hare Serm. to Country Congregation (1836) II. xx. 363 In weaving the great web of human life and society, the heavenly workmaster has not made it all of one quality. 1940 A. Croft & H. Bolton tr. Thomas à Kempis Imitation of Christ iii. xxxviii. 158 The children of God..put these [temporal] things to such proper service as is ordained and instituted by God, the great Workmaster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1525
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