"counterworker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: counterworkers [plural]
Etymology: counter + worker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|counter|worker}} counter + worker Head templates: {{en-noun}} counterworker (plural counterworkers)
  1. (rare) One who works at a counter. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-counterworker-en-noun-~LHpboT- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with counter-: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: counterworkers [plural]
Etymology: counter- + worker Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|worker}} counter- + worker Head templates: {{en-noun}} counterworker (plural counterworkers)
  1. (rare) One who works against something; a saboteur. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-counterworker-en-noun-Kw4jw6gH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for counterworker meaning in English (2.1kB)

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