"factoryworker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: factoryworkers [plural], factory worker [alternative]
Etymology: From factory + worker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|factory|worker}} factory + worker Head templates: {{en-noun}} factoryworker (plural factoryworkers)
  1. One who works in a factory. Translations (one who works in a factory): tehdastyöntekijä (Finnish), Fabrikarbeiter [masculine] (German), Fabrikarbeiterin [feminine] (German), robotnik fabryczny [masculine] (Polish), robotnica fabryczna [feminine] (Polish)

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