vinnumaður

From vinna (“work, labour”) +‎ maður (“man”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnːʏˌmaːðʏr/

vinnumaður m (genitive singular vinnumanns, nominative plural vinnumenn)

1. a male household servant, farmhand

   Synonym: húskarl

2. (obsolete) laborer, worker (e.g. a factory worker, construction worker)

   Synonym: verkamaður

3. (usually used with a qualifier) an industrious man, a man who works diligently

• vinnukona