el
masculine
/tɾaβaxaˈðoɾ/
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Translation
worker
Word origin
An agent noun from trabajar ('to work') plus the -dor suffix. Trabajar descends from Vulgar Latin tripaliare, originally 'to torture' with a tripalium; the same root gives English 'travail'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tripaliare
- English cognates
- travail
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltrabajadores
Examples
.
The worker arrives early at the factory.
sueldo.
The workers are asking for a better wage.
trabajadora .
She is a very responsible worker.
.
The company hired ten workers.
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How many workers are there in your office?
Used in
Stories
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