🇬🇧 Workman meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A workman is a man who does a job where he uses his hands and body a lot, like building houses, fixing pipes, painting walls, or repairing roads. He usually works with tools, carries or lifts things, and helps make or repair buildings and other things we use every day.

The workman stared at the wobbly table and said, “I fix houses, not tap-dancing furniture.”

The workman looked at our messy garage and whispered to his toolbox, “We’re going to be here a while, buddy.”

A workman fixing the stairs tested them by jumping on them like he was in a rock concert.

The workman repairing the playground slide tried it once and shouted, “Quality control!” as he zoomed down.

The workman climbed the ladder so many times that he said he didn’t need a gym ever again.

The workman lifted a beam and smiled. The workman steadied the ladder while a child watched. The workman nailed a loose board and reached for a fallen kitten. The workman, hands rough and gentle, held the kitten to the roof and fixed the hole. The workman waved as the family cheered.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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