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

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On the one hand, workers’ concerns are hitting new highs across many sectors, while the Republican presidential candidate barely made waves on the campaign trail for insulting autoworkers by saying a child could do the job. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 Biden walked the picket-line with striking autoworkers. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024 Zoom in: When the autoworkers went on strike, the president even walked the picket line — essentially the opposite move to invoking Taft-Hartley. Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024 Any production move out of the country would likely inflame tensions between the automaker and the United Auto Workers (UAW), which represents 43,000 Stellantis autoworkers. William Gavin, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for autoworker 

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 27 Dec. 2024.

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