arbetare

== Swedish == === Etymology === Suffix of arbeta (“work”) +‎ -are (“-er”), inherited from Old Swedish arbeidare. First attested in the 15th century. Cognate with Danish arbejder, Dutch arbeider and German Arbeiter. Insect sense; attested since 1860. === Pronunciation === === Noun === arbetare c a worker; one who does work, often as part of an employment. a blue-collar worker; someone who perform manual labour Antonym: tjänsteman (“white collar worker”) (strongly dated, uncountable) A collective term for all employees in a society. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (entomology) a worker Coordinate terms: drottning (“queen”), soldat (“soldier”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “arbetare”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “arbetare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)