🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

사무직 직원

Pronunciation / Transliteration: samujik jigwon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Office Worker/ˈɔː.fɪs ˈwɜː.kər/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"사무직 직원은 문서를 관리합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who works in an office, typically performing administrative or clerical tasks.

    "As an office worker, she spends most of her day at a desk, managing emails and scheduling meetings."
  2. 2

    An employee whose job involves tasks that are primarily conducted in an office environment.

    "Many office workers have transitioned to remote work due to the pandemic."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'office worker' combines 'office', derived from the Latin 'officium' meaning 'duty' or 'service', and 'worker', from the Old English 'wyrcan', meaning 'to work'. The phrase evolved in the 19th century as the modern office system developed, reflecting the rise of clerical jobs in urban settings.

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