guest worker

noun

: a foreign laborer working temporarily in an industrialized usually European country

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But details from three federal lawsuits point to a dangerous work climate for the ranch’s seasonal guest workers. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024 In the remote Nevada desert, the Baker Ranch couldn’t survive without immigrant guest workers who come every year from Mexico. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 The state and federal government rarely bar these companies from bringing guest workers to the United States, despite having the ability to do so. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024 For instance, Tagawa Greenhouse Enterprises, the state’s largest H-2A employer with 155 guest workers, failed to pay the correct wage to all its workers and took improper deductions for Medicare and Social Security, Department of Labor documents show. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for guest worker 

Word History

Etymology

translation of German Gastarbeiter

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of guest worker was in 1960

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“Guest worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20worker. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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