Home › Words › W › workeryworkeryworkery means the art or business of working; workmanship, especially pertaining to handcrafts, handiwork, needlework, etc.EtymologyFrom Middle English werkri, equivalent to work + -ery. Compare Dutch werkerij, German Werkerei (“factory”).nounThe art or business of working; workmanship, especially pertaining to handcrafts, handiwork, needlework, etc.e.g.“She was, in Julia's words, “a marvel of cookery, workery, good humor, and everyone warms to her and loves her.”” — 2012, Noel Riley Fitch, Appetite for Life:A place where one works; workshop; factorye.g.“The boy says his father works in the workery. The baby doesn't say anything, but one day she's going to say Pa-pa. My husband's an architect.” — 2014, Valeria Luiselli, Faces in the Crowd:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.workmanship 74% match — The skill of an artisan or craftsman. vs workery →worky 73% match — Characterized by or pertaining to work. vs workery →artisanry 71% match — The work of an artisan. vs workery →craftwork 70% match — Handicraft. vs workery →waremaking 68% match — The manufacture of wares. vs workery →workish 68% match — Characteristic or typical of work; relating to work. vs workery →workmanly 67% match — Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike. vs workery →craftworker 66% match — A maker of craftwork. vs workery →