工こう手しゅ

noun

workman; construction worker; hand

Refers to a manual laborer, especially in construction or similar trades. Somewhat dated; 作業員 or 職人 are more common in modern Japanese.

• 昔むかしの工こう手しゅたちは、重おもい石いしを人じん力りきで運はこんだ。

  The workmen of old carried heavy stones by hand.