master workman

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François Verbeek became master workman in 1531, and finally doyen of the craft.

From Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders by Edwards, George Wharton

In Lincoln Cathedral there are two fine rose windows, one made by a master workman, and the other by his apprentice, out of the pieces of stained glass the former had thrown aside.

From Strange Pages from Family Papers by Dyer, T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton)

Mr. Sovereign, grand master workman of the Knights of Labor, was the next witness.

From The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike by Burns, W. F.

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)

Every mechanic whose hands and brain have been trained to the expertness required by the master workman, is well-educated in his particular calling.

From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Calhoon, Major A.R.