"pieceworker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pieceworkers [plural]
Etymology: piece + worker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|piece|worker}} piece + worker Head templates: {{en-noun}} pieceworker (plural pieceworkers)
  1. A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced. Synonyms: piece worker, piece-worker Related terms: piecework, piece-work, piece work Translations (A worker paid according to the number of units produced): escarader [masculine] (Catalan), preufetaire [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), apiéceur [masculine] (French), apiéceuse [feminine] (French), Akkordarbeiter [masculine] (German), Akkordarbeiterin [feminine] (German), Stückarbeiter [masculine] (German), Stückarbeiterin [feminine] (German), Stücklohnarbeiter [masculine] (German), Stücklohnarbeiterin [feminine] (German), akordnik [colloquial, dialectal, masculine] (Polish), akordowiec [colloquial, masculine] (Polish), сде́льщик (sdélʹščik) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pieceworker-en-noun-ts2yza5e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "sense": "A worker paid according to the number of units produced",
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      "lang": "Polish",
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