"OFW" meaning in English

See OFW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: OFWs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} OFW (plural OFWs)
  1. (Philippines) Initialism of Overseas Filipino Worker. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Overseas Filipino Worker
    Sense id: en-OFW-en-noun-Q-rXcop7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Philippine English

Inflected forms

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