工員|こういんkouin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfactory worker

• Synonym工場労働者こうじょうろうどうしゃWrittenA person who labors in a factory; more formal and more written than 「工員」.
• Synonym職工しょっこうWrittenAn old term for a factory worker or artisan; it carries an old-time flavor and is seldom used today.
• Antonym経営者けいえいしゃNeutralSomeone who runs a business, i.e. the boss; the opposite of 「工員」.
• Antonym管理者かんりしゃNeutralA person in charge of management, as in 「システム管理者」; stands opposite frontline workers.

For a factory worker, use 「工員」. In formal or written prose say 「工場労働者」; 「職工」 is an old-fashioned term. For the boss use 「経営者」, and for someone in a management role use 「管理者」.

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1. 工場こうじょうに勤務きんむする労働者ろうどうしゃ。