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GUESTWORKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does guestworker mean?
• GUESTWORKER (noun)
The noun GUESTWORKER has 1 sense:
1. a person with temporary permission to work in another country
Familiarity information: GUESTWORKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person with temporary permission to work in another country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
guest worker; guestworker
Context example:
a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists
Hypernyms ("guestworker" is a kind of...):
working man; working person; workingman; workman (an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)
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