migrant worker
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈmaɪɡrənt ˈwɜrkər/
:
trabajador migrante
- During the harvest season, many migrant workers come to the region for temporary agricultural jobs.
- female migrant workers
- male migrant workers
- health of migrant workers
And all of that is built on the backs of of migrant workers who really don't are treated very well.
- And all of that is built on the backs of of migrant workers who really don't are treated very well.
- I think they, I think for quite a long time, urban dwellers think that migrant workers, you know, from the countryside, they do the kind of menial tasks.
- And I started out as a farmhand and then I worked, they had a migrant worker, I guess, and we shared a room for a while, Latino gentlemen.
Examples
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The influx of this substantial number of migrant workers strained housing and job markets in both countries.
Academic text (2000) -
Many migrant workers travel from farms to cities in search of better job opportunities.
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Over 10 million migrant workers in China lose their jobs.
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There was approximately the same number of male and female migrant workers in the sample.
Academic text (2008) -
Specific circumstances that relate to the working conditions of migrant workers in China may account for these results.
Academic text (2008) -
Can you arrange a meeting and invite every migrant worker in the area?
Fiction book (1999) -
According to statistics, the average migrant worker only lives to the age of 49.
Fiction book (1999) -
There were no set wages for migrant workers, and farmers paid whatever they pleased.
Fiction book (1999) -
However, the boycott failed, and the migrant workers were denied a fair contract.
Fiction book (1999) -
My father had come from Mozambique with the migrant workers to the mines of South Africa.
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who moves to another country or region to find work
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7.0
A person who stays in a place only for a short time
9
2.8
A person who does a job for only a short time
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3.2
A person who works only at certain times of the year, for example during harvest or holiday seasons
A person who moves to another region or country to live for a short time
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who moves to find temporary work' is directly and compositionally derived from 'migrant' (a person relocating) + 'worker' (a person employed to perform work); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This compound follows regular English noun+noun compounding and has clear parallels in many languages, so the sense is immediately comprehensible rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Migrant worker shows the image of a migrant, someone who moves from place to place, and a worker who does jobs like picking crops or building for a short time. That's why it means 'a person who moves to find temporary work'.