🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Arbeiter

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Arbeiter

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Worker/ˈwɜːrkər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Arbeiter hat seine Aufgabe gut gemacht."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who does a specified type of work.

    "The factory worker operated the machinery efficiently."
  2. 2

    A member of a class of people engaged in manual or industrial labor.

    "The workers rallied for better wages and working conditions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'worker' originates from the Old English 'weorc' meaning 'work', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*werkan', and has evolved through Middle English as 'werk' to its current form. The term has historically referred to individuals engaged in physical or mental labor.

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