"pieceworker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pieceworkers [plural]
Etymology: From 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): акорда́нт (akordánt) (Bulgarian), 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)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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