autoworker

noun

au·​to·​work·​er ˈȯ-tō-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce autoworker (audio)
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: a person employed in the automobile manufacturing industry

Examples of autoworker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The project will provide resources to Mexican autoworkers and independent unions in Mexico. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024 How to Make the Green Economy a Just Economy Lessons from the U.S. autoworkers’ strike. Graeme Smith, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024 But pay is not the only issue for many autoworkers in Alabama. Jack Ewing, New York Times, 16 May 2024 Today, roughly 30% of U.S. autoworkers are in the South, up from about 15% in 1990. Stephen J. Silvia, The Conversation, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for autoworker 

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Word History

Etymology

auto entry 1 + worker

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of autoworker was in 1901

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“Autoworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autoworker. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.

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