worker

worker
noun
1) Arbeiter, der/Arbeiterin, die
2) (Zool.) Arbeiterin, die
* * *
noun
1) (a person who works or who is employed in an office, a factory etc: office-workers; car-workers.) der/die Arbeiter(in)
2) (a manual worker rather than an office-worker etc.) der/die Arbeiter(in)
3) (a person who works (hard etc): He's a slow/hard worker.) der/die Arbeiter(in)
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work·er
[ˈwɜ:kəʳ, AM ˈwɜ:rkɚ]
I. n
1. (not executive) Arbeiter(in) m(f)
construction \worker Bauarbeiter(in) m(f)
factory \worker Fabrikarbeiter(in) m(f)
farm \worker Landarbeiter(in) m(f)
office \worker Büroangestellte(r) f(m)
blue-collar \worker [Fabrik]arbeiter(in) m(f)
white-collar \worker [Büro]angestellte(r) f(m)
the \workers pl POL die Arbeiter pl
2. (sb who works hard)
he's a real \worker er ist ein echtes Arbeitstier fam
3. (insect) Arbeiterin f
4.
to be [all] \workers in the vineyard BRIT (saying) alle Arbeiter im Dienst derselben Sache sein
II. n modifier ZOOL Arbeits-, Arbeiter-
\worker ant/bee Arbeitsameise f/-biene f, Arbeiterameise f/-biene f, Arbeiterin f
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['wɜːkə(r)]
n
1) Arbeiter(in) m(f)

workers' education — Arbeiterbildung f

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2) Arbeiterin f
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worker s
1. a) Arbeiter(in)
b) Angestellte(r) m/f(m)
c) jemand, der auf einem Gebiet arbeitet: research D
d) allg Arbeitskraft f:
workers pl Belegschaft f, Arbeiter (schaft f) pl;
he’s a real worker er ist ein Arbeitstier
2. ZOOL Arbeiterin f (Ameise, Biene)
3. TECH
a) Spinnerei: Arbeitswalze f, Läufer m
b) Papierherstellung: Halbzeugholländer m
c) Gerberei: Schabmesser n
4. TYPO Galvano n (galvanische Abformung eines Druckstockes)
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noun
1) Arbeiter, der/Arbeiterin, die
2) (Zool.) Arbeiterin, die
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n.
Arbeiter - m.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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