勤労者|きんろうしゃkinrousha
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Definitions
- nounworker
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym労働者ろうどうしゃNeutralSomeone who supplies labor for wages; the standard term in law, as in 「労働者の権利」. 「勤労者」 is for people living on labor income, seen in policy and statistics.
- SynonymワーカーNeutralA loanword for a worker or employee, used mostly in compounds like 「ケースワーカー」; 「勤労者」 is more formal.
- Synonym働き手はたらきてNeutralA breadwinner who supports the household, or a capable person; 「勤労者」 is the more formal label.
- Synonym就業者しゅうぎょうしゃWrittenWritten/formal: a statistical term for people with a job, including those on leave; 「勤労者」 is for people living on labor income.
Use 「勤労者」 for people who live on income from labor, as in 「勤労者世帯」. For workers in the legal sense use 「労働者」, for the statistically employed 「就業者」, and for the family breadwinner 「働き手」.
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