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arbetare

Swedish

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Etymology

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Suffix of arbeta (“work”) +‎ -are (“-er”), inherited from Old Swedish arbeidare. First attested in the 15th century. Cognate with Danish arbejder, Dutch arbeider and German Arbeiter.

Insect sense; attested since 1860.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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arbetare c

  1. a worker; one who does work, often as part of an employment.
  2. a blue-collar worker; someone who perform manual labour
    Antonym: tjänsteman (“white collar worker”)
  3. (strongly dated, uncountable) A collective term for all employees in a society. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  4. (entomology) a worker
    Coordinate terms: drottning (“queen”), soldat (“soldier”)

Declension

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Declension of arbetare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite arbetare arbetares
definite arbetaren arbetarens
plural indefinite arbetare arbetares
definite arbetarna arbetarnas

Derived terms

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References

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