construction worker
49
1.7
- noun
- /kənˈstrʌkʃən ˈwɜrkər/
:
trabajador de la construcción
- As a construction worker, he spends his days pouring concrete and framing walls on various job sites.
- construction workers' union
- rate for construction workers
- labor of construction workers
We'll need construction workers, architects and engineers.
- We'll need construction workers, architects and engineers.
- He was actually one of those construction workers on a floating bridge from Seattle to Bellevue, WA.
- And there's a famous case that was published in the British Journal of Medicine where a construction worker, I think he fell, is how the story went.
- And Tiafo's dad constant, I believe is his name, was one of the, was one of the construction workers building that tennis center.
- There's a few people that are probably like teachers or they're mechanics or construction workers, but it's like a town based on field workers.
- I know so many like DL construction workers that look just like Chris.
- I'll give you an example of a joke involving Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and construction worker.
Examples
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As they sought to test it, construction workers began to build an additional floor above them.
Academic text (1991) -
And then our two construction workers.
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Do you think it was maybe one of the construction workers?
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So the kid who who had to drop out of school to start working as a construction worker was actually a bright kid.
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After the reporters leave, the construction workers go back to their job.
Fiction book (1992) -
We'll need construction workers, architects and engineers.
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If I listen to my mother and father, I'd have been a construction worker just like my brothers.
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Firefighters, military personnel, yes, high school athletes, construction workers and so forth.
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38-year-old construction worker, fell off a beam.
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The center reportedly helped to secure overdue wages for the city's subway construction workers.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
600
1.0
A person employed to do physical or routine jobs
68
1.0
A person who does hard physical work without special skills, often on building sites
49
2.8
A person who does manual or factory work for pay, not a manager
13
1.4
A person who does physical jobs like building or fixing things
3
2.9
A man who does manual work, often in a factory or on a building site
1
3.2
A skilled worker who does building or repair work
1
3.0
A person who does hard work using their hands
1
3.6
A person who does skilled physical work like an electrician or carpenter
A person who builds structures like houses and bridges
A person who does physical work with their hands
How Tough
- Specialized
- US
4
6.9
49
1.7
- US
68
1.0
273
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who builds or repairs structures' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'construction' (the act/business of building) with 'worker' (a person who performs physical work). This noun+noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistically familiar pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The noun construction worker is a simple picture: construction means building and worker is someone who works, so imagine a person carrying bricks and tools on a building site. That's why it means 'a person who builds or repairs buildings, roads, or other structures'.