workpeople

[ wurk-pee-puhl ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌpi pəl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR workpeople ON THESAURUS.COM

plural noun

people employed at work or labor; workers; employees.

Origin of workpeople

First recorded in 1700–10; work + people

Words nearby workpeople

work one's fingers to the bone, work one's way, work order, workout, work over, workpeople, workpiece, workplace, workprint, Work Projects Administration, work-release

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Example sentences from the Web for workpeople

The workpeople are, with few exceptions, thrifty and persevering.
A Month in Yorkshire|Walter White
I asked at all the places about the wages and habits of the workpeople.
A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 2 of 3)|Chares C. F. Greville
Throughout the year the workpeople sent affectionate greetings and appreciative verses to their generous friend and patron.
Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind|Frances Martin
Workpeople were passing to and fro; a waggon was being laden with pieces.
The Professor|(AKA Charlotte Bronte) Currer Bell

As long as the workpeople cursed they would do nothing worse.
More Tales by Polish Authors|Various

British Dictionary definitions for workpeople

workpeople

/ (ˈwɜːkˌpiːpəl) /

pl n

the working members of a population, esp those employed in manual tasks

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单词	workpeople
释义	workpeople [ wurk-pee-puhl ] / ˈwɜrkˌpi pəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR workpeople ON THESAURUS.COM plural noun people employed at work or labor; workers; employees. Origin of workpeople First recorded in 1700–10; work + people Words nearby workpeople work one's fingers to the bone, work one's way, work order, workout, work over, workpeople, workpiece, workplace, workprint, Work Projects Administration, work-release Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for workpeople The workpeople are, with few exceptions, thrifty and persevering. A Month in Yorkshire\|Walter White I asked at all the places about the wages and habits of the workpeople. A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 2 of 3)\|Chares C. F. Greville Throughout the year the workpeople sent affectionate greetings and appreciative verses to their generous friend and patron. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind\|Frances Martin Workpeople were passing to and fro; a waggon was being laden with pieces. The Professor\|(AKA Charlotte Bronte) Currer Bell As long as the workpeople cursed they would do nothing worse. More Tales by Polish Authors\|Various British Dictionary definitions for workpeople workpeople / (ˈwɜːkˌpiːpəl) / pl n the working members of a population, esp those employed in manual tasks Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to workpeople grass roots, proletariat, rank and file, plebeians, proles, workers, workfolk
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workpeople

plural noun

Origin of workpeople

Words nearby workpeople

Example sentences from the Web for workpeople

British Dictionary definitions for workpeople

pl n

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