workpersonn.

Brit.

/ˈwəːkˌpəːsn/, U.S.

/ˈwərkˌpərs(ə)n/

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

Etymology: < work n. + person n., probably after workpeople n. Compare earlier workman n. and workwoman n.

A person employed to do (usually manual or industrial) work; a worker.In later use as a gender-neutral alternative to workman n., workwoman n.

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun]

working manOE

workperson1807

workie1837

worker1848

blouse1865

yardie1893

working stiff1930

1807 Universal Mag. Jan. 46/1 The return of the carriage without any assistance from the work person.

1871 All Year Round 11 Feb. 264/2 It must have been done by some one in the house—some work-person who knew the way.

1913 Financial Times 8 Feb. 9/4 The wages of all underground workpersons..should be advanced 5 per cent. from the third making-up day in October.

1980 S. Brett Dead Side of Mike ii. 17 Even the most brilliant workperson in the world needs some sort of tools.

2002 C. S. Briggs This Dark World (2003) 168 ‘Study to show yourselves approved, a workman of God, unashamed.’ Or in your case, a workperson.

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

单词	workperson
释义	workpersonn. Brit. /ˈwəːkˌpəːsn/, U.S. /ˈwərkˌpərs(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., person n. Etymology: < work n. + person n., probably after workpeople n. Compare earlier workman n. and workwoman n. A person employed to do (usually manual or industrial) work; a worker.In later use as a gender-neutral alternative to workman n., workwoman n. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] working manOE workperson1807 workie1837 worker1848 blouse1865 yardie1893 working stiff1930 1807 Universal Mag. Jan. 46/1 The return of the carriage without any assistance from the work person. 1871 All Year Round 11 Feb. 264/2 It must have been done by some one in the house—some work-person who knew the way. 1913 Financial Times 8 Feb. 9/4 The wages of all underground workpersons..should be advanced 5 per cent. from the third making-up day in October. 1980 S. Brett Dead Side of Mike ii. 17 Even the most brilliant workperson in the world needs some sort of tools. 2002 C. S. Briggs This Dark World (2003) 168 ‘Study to show yourselves approved, a workman of God, unashamed.’ Or in your case, a workperson. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1807
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