master workman
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Yet he is a man, a master workman.
From The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn by Raymond, Evelyn
The thing done, the master workman in Ford snatched at the helm.
From Empire Builders by Hambidge, Jay
The number of apprentices that a master workman might employ was strictly limited, in order that the journeymen might not become too numerous.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey
He learned the ship-carpenter’s trade, and came to St. John with William Hazen in 1775 as a master workman to build ships for the firm of Hazen, Simonds and White.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
The journeyman, for instance, voluntarily retards his marriage until he has become a master workman, and once he has attained that degree, he "works the golden mine of his trade."
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
