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työläinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drone noun An unmanned aircraft or vehicle controlled remotely or by autopilot.
  • laborer noun Someone who does physical work, especially unskilled manual work, often paid by the hour.
  • worker noun A person who performs labor, especially for pay.

Senses

työläinen is used for these senses in English:

  • drone (musical instrument) One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe.
  • laborer One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.
  • worker bee A sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen.

drone — full definition

  1. noun An unmanned aircraft or vehicle controlled remotely or by autopilot.
  2. noun A male bee that does no work in the hive; by extension, a person who does menial or unthinking work.
  3. verb To make a continuous low humming sound, or to speak in a flat, monotonous voice.

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