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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