master workman
Example Sentences
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The manufacturer was not a capitalist, but simply a master workman.
From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
In a day of haphazard fiction and rodomontade criticism, the advent of a master workman is likely to be unheralded, if, indeed, he is fortunate enough to find a publisher to put him between covers.
From Arthur Machen A Novelist of Ecstasy and Sin by Starrett, Vincent
Just as the last hand was given to this immense and complicated machine, the master workman died.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
The little man raised his hands, and as he did so, both young men noticed how prehensile and delicate they were—the hands of a master workman.
From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
