Formas compostas:
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| aid worker n | (person who works for charity) | trabalhador de ajuda humanitária loc sm |
| | Their government sends a lot of aid workers to foreign countries following natural disasters. |
| auto worker n | (employee of car manufacturer) | funcionário da indústria automotiva loc sm |
| | The unions have secured high wages and generous benefits for US autoworkers. |
| blue-collar worker n | (manual laborer) | operário sm |
| | Western Pennsylvania has many blue-collar workers such as steel workers and coal miners. |
| care worker n | ([sb] employed in social services) | assistente social smf |
| | A care worker visits Rita's home every morning to help her get washed and dressed. |
| case worker n | (arranger of social services) | assistente social loc sm |
| | The case worker interviewed the family to see what help they needed. |
| casual worker n | (temporary worker) | trabalhador temporário loc sm |
| clerical worker n | (administrative assistant, clerk) | funcionário administrativo loc sm |
co-worker,
also US: coworker n | (colleague) | colega de trabalho loc smf |
| | | colega smf |
| | Karen and Betsy are not only coworkers, but also friends. |
| | Karen e Betsy não são apenas colegas de trabalho, mas também amigas. |
co-worker,
coworker n | (colleague) | colega de trabalho loc sm |
| | Sally and a co-worker were discussing a problem at the office water cooler. |
| construction worker n | (builder) | trabalhador da construção civil loc sm |
| | (informal, possivelmente pejorativo) | peão sm |
| | The construction workers on this site all wear hard hats for protection. |
dockworker,
dock worker n | (stevedore, shipping worker) | estivador sm |
| | Reginald wanted a better future than being a dockworker in the small coastal town. |
| factory worker n | (manufacturing labourer) | trabalhador fabril loc sm |
| | The factory workers at the plant went on strike for better wages. |
| fellow worker n | ([sb] in same industry or company) | colega de trabalho |
| foreign worker n | ([sb] employed abroad) | trabalhador estrangeiro loc sm |
| full-time worker n | ([sb] employed on a full-time basis) | trabalhador em tempo integral loc sm |
| guest worker n | (person working in foreign country) | trabalhador convidado loc sm |
| | | trabalhador imigrante loc sm |
| | Mika went to Australia for three months as a guest worker. |
| hard worker n | ([sb] who works diligently) | trabalhador empenhado sm |
| | 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) (serviços vitais) | trabalhador essencial sm |
| | | trabalhadora essencial sf |
| laundry worker n | ([sb] who washes clothes for a living) | funcionário de lavanderia loc sm |
| | The laundry workers have ruined all my best bed linen. |
| leather worker n | (tanner: [sb] who tans animal skins) | coureiro sm |
metal worker,
metalworker n | ([sb] who forges or shapes metal) | ferreiro sm |
| | I hired a metalworker to restore the antique iron trellis in my garden. |
metalworker,
metal worker n | ([sb] who forges or shapes metal) | metalurgista sm |
| | I hired a metalworker to restore the antique iron trellis in my garden. |
| migrant worker n | ([sb] who finds work in a foreign country) | trabalhador imigrante loc sm |
| | Unscrupulous employers sometimes take advantage of migrant workers. |
| migrant worker n | US ([sb] who moves frequently to do seasonal work) | trabalhador sazonal loc sm |
| | Every summer thousands of migrant workers go north to find work harvesting crops. |
| office worker n | (employee in an office) | funcionário de escritório loc sm |
| | Office workers in the city were particularly affected by the power cuts. |
| outreach worker n | (worker who serves community) | assistente social loc sm |
| part-time worker n | (employee: not full time) | trabalhador em tempo parcial loc sm |
| | Many mothers are part-time workers: they can't work full-time because of their children. |
| postal worker n | (post office employee) | funcionário dos correios sm |
| production worker n | (machine operator) | trabalhador do setor de produção loc sm |
| railway worker n | UK (railroad employee) (funcionário de companhia ferroviária) | ferroviário sm |
| rescue worker n | ([sb] helping victims of a disaster, etc.) | socorrista smf |
| research worker n | (investigative scientist) | pesquisador sm |
| | | cientista sm |
| road worker n | (person employed to do roadworks) | trabalhador de estrada sm |
| sanitation worker n | (person that disposes of garbage) | trabalhador do setor de saneamento loc sm |
| sewage worker n | ([sb] employed in waste treatment) | trabalhador do setor de saneamento sm |
| sex worker n | (prostitute) | profissional do sexo smf |
| shift worker n | (atypical work schedule) | funcionário de turno sm |
| social worker n | ([sb] who assists local community) | assistente social sm + adj |
| | Social workers visit families if there are suspicions that the children are at risk. |
| | Assistentes sociais visitam famílias se tiverem suspeitas de que as crianças estão em risco. |
| unpaid worker n | (person who works without pay) | trabalhador não remunerado loc sm |
| | An example of an unpaid worker is someone who works as a volunteer for a charity. |
| voluntary worker n | (unpaid employee) | voluntário sm |
| welfare worker n | ([sb] who does social or community work) | assistente social sm, sf |
| | Some welfare workers visit elderly people who live by themselves. |
| white-collar worker n | (office employee, clerical worker) | funcionário administrativo sm |
| | The Labor Party seeks to represent both white-collar and blue-collar workers. |
worker-owned,
worker owned adj | (business: owned by employees) | cooperativa sf |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |