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obrero

worker

noun oh-BREH-roh Less Common

Also means

labourer

Usage Note

Obrero specifically denotes a manual or industrial worker, carrying a class connotation absent from the neutral trabajador (worker). The feminine is obrera. The phrase clase obrera (working class) is common in political and historical discourse. Movimiento obrero refers to the labour movement.

Examples

"Los obreros de la fábrica exigieron mejores condiciones."

Natural Translation

The factory workers demanded better conditions.

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