a man who does physical work, especially building or repairing things
Synonyms and related words
Builders and people who work in the building trade
brickie
bricklayer
builder
Synonyms and related words
General words for workers and types of worker
ancillary
apparatchik
auxiliary
2
a bad workman (always) blames his tools
people tend to justify their bad performance by citing some external factors rather than their own failure to work well
Rebecca is always complaining that lots of things prevent her from doing her job well, but I think it is just a case of a bad workman blaming his tools.
Submitted by: Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 28/07/2017
workman
noun countable
US /ˈwɜrkmən/
Word Forms
singular
workman
plural
workmen
DEFINITIONS2
1
a man who does physical work, especially building or repairing things
Synonyms and related words
Builders and people who work in the building trade
brickie
bricklayer
builder
Synonyms and related words
General words for workers and types of worker
ancillary
apparatchik
auxiliary
2
a bad workman (always) blames his tools
people tend to justify their bad performance by citing some external factors rather than their own failure to work well
Rebecca is always complaining that lots of things prevent her from doing her job well, but I think it is just a case of a bad workman blaming his tools.
Submitted by: Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 28/07/2017