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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French ouvrier.
Pronunciation
Noun
ouvrier (plural ouvriers)
- A French labourer or manual worker.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French ovrier, inherited from Latin operārius. Cf. also the doublet opéraire, a very rare and jargony term borrowed from the same Latin term.
Pronunciation
Noun
ouvrier m (plural ouvriers, feminine ouvrière)
- worker, labourer (manual worker); workman
- Synonym: travailleur
- operator
- Synonym: opérateur
- (Louisiana) carpenter
- Synonyms: menuisier, charpentier
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
ouvrier (feminine ouvrière, masculine plural ouvriers, feminine plural ouvrières)
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- cheville ouvrière ― linchpin
- (relational) workers', working class
- classe ouvrière ― working class
- famille ouvrière ― working family, working class family
- cité ouvrière ― workers' housing estate; council estate
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