skillman
Noun
A gray-collar worker; someone who does skilled technical work.
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Susman (1970) found clear goal differences between skillmen and their helpers in an oil refinery.
The day that she went, I said, "You know, you have been one of the best skillmen, ever."
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In one half, merchants, professionals, speculators and country gentry, wigged, stocked, breeched and buckled, hold a million post-mortems on the day's dealings. In the other, the trousered classes - artisans, skillmen, journeymen - argue the toss over ale and pie. The boundary is fluid, but the lines are clearly drawn.
Word forms
skillmen