workpeople

[ wurk-pee-puh l ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌpi pəl /

people employed at work or labor; workers; employees.

Origin of workpeople

First recorded in 1700–10; work + people

The workpeople are, with few exceptions, thrifty and persevering.

A Month in Yorkshire |Walter White
I asked at all the places about the wages and habits of the workpeople.

A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 2 of 3) |Chares C. F. Greville
Throughout the year the workpeople sent affectionate greetings and appreciative verses to their generous friend and patron.

Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind |Frances Martin
Workpeople were passing to and fro; a waggon was being laden with pieces.

The Professor |(AKA Charlotte Bronte) Currer Bell

As long as the workpeople cursed they would do nothing worse.

More Tales by Polish Authors |Various

workpeople

/ (ˈwɜːkˌpiːpəl) /

the working members of a population, esp those employed in manual tasks