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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

trabalhador

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tɾa.ba.ʎaˈdoɾ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hardworking/ˌhɑːrdˈwɜːr.kɪŋ/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele é um profissional muito trabalhador."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Tending to work with energy and commitment; diligent and industrious.

    "She is a hardworking employee who consistently exceeds performance expectations."
  2. 2

    Requiring or involving a great deal of effort or endurance.

    "Building a successful business requires a hardworking approach from the entire team."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the adjectives 'hard' (from Old English 'heard', meaning firm or difficult) and 'working' (present participle of 'work', from Old English 'weorcan'). The compound adjective emerged in the late Middle English period to describe individuals who expend sustained, rigorous effort in their labor.

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