| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| aid worker n | (person who works for charity) | välgörenhetsarbetare s |
| Their government sends a lot of aid workers to foreign countries following natural disasters. |
| auto worker n | (employee of car manufacturer) | bilarbetare s |
| The unions have secured high wages and generous benefits for US autoworkers. |
| blue-collar worker n | (manual laborer) (utför fysiskt arbete) | kroppsarbetare s |
| (arbetar på industri) | industriarbetare s |
| (främst fysiskt, industri) | arbetare s |
| Western Pennsylvania has many blue-collar workers such as steel workers and coal miners. |
co-worker,
also US: coworker n | (colleague) | kollega, medarbetare s |
| Karen and Betsy are not only coworkers, but also friends. |
co-worker,
coworker n | (colleague) | medarbetare, kollega s |
| Sally and a co-worker were discussing a problem at the office water cooler. |
| construction worker n | (builder) | byggnadsarbetare s |
| The construction workers on this site all wear hard hats for protection. |
dockworker,
dock worker n | (stevedore, shipping worker) | hamnarbetare s |
| Reginald wanted a better future than being a dockworker in the small coastal town. |
| factory worker n | (manufacturing labourer) | fabriksarbetare s |
| The factory workers at the plant went on strike for better wages. |
| guest worker n | (person working in foreign country) | gästarbetare s |
| Mika went to Australia for three months as a guest worker. |
| hard worker n | ([sb] who works diligently) | flitig arbetare s |
| ihärdig knegare s |
| Julie is a hard worker who does everything that's asked of her. |
key worker,
keyworker,
essential worker n | ([sb] providing vital goods or services) | nyckelarbetare s |
metalworker,
metal worker n | ([sb] who forges or shapes metal) | metallarbetare s |
| I hired a metalworker to restore the antique iron trellis in my garden. |
| office worker n | (employee in an office) (anställd på ett kontor) | kontorsarbetare, kontorsanställd, kontorist s |
| kontorspersonal spl |
| Office workers in the city were particularly affected by the power cuts. |
| Stadens kontorsarbetare var särskilt påverkade av strömavbrotten. |
| postal worker n | (post office employee) | postarbetare s |
| (omodern) | brevbärare s |
| rescue worker n | ([sb] helping victims of a disaster, etc.) | räddningsarbetare, hjälparbetare s |
| road worker n | (person employed to do roadworks) | vägarbetare s |
| sex worker n | (prostitute) | sexarbetare s |
| social worker n | ([sb] who assists local community) | socialarbetare s |
| Social workers visit families if there are suspicions that the children are at risk. |
| white-collar worker n | (office employee, clerical worker) | kontorsarbetare s |
| (bildlig) | manschettarbetare s |
| The Labor Party seeks to represent both white-collar and blue-collar workers. |
