Definition
Danish/Norwegian for 'worker,' literally 'one who works' — a person who engages in labor, carrying the dignity of human effort without class distinction or judgment.
Etymology
From 'arbejde' (work) plus the agent suffix '-er,' creating a word for one who performs work. Unlike English 'laborer' which can carry class implications, 'arbejder' is neutral and dignified, used for anyone who works.
Kelly Says
I love how 'arbejder' sounds so much more dignified than some of our English equivalents! There's no hierarchy implied, no suggestion that some work is more valuable than others. A brain surgeon and a street cleaner are both arbejdere — people who contribute their effort to the world. It's democracy in language form!
Translations
CACatalà
treballador
treh-ba-lla-dor
CSČeština
dělník
de-l-nik
DADansk
arbejder
ar-beh-der
DEDeutsch
Arbeiter
AR-bay-ter
ELΕλληνικά
εργάτης
er-ga-tes
ESEspañol
trabajador
tra-ba-ja-dor
FISuomi
työläinen
tyo-lai-nen
FRFrançais
travailleur
trah-vay-yur
HAHA
ma'aikaci
ma-ai-ka-ci
HIहिन्दी
मजदूर
ma-j-do-or
IDBahasa Indonesia
buruh
bu-ruh
ITItaliano
operaio
o-pe-ra-io
JA日本語
労働者
ろうどうしゃ (roudousha)
MSBahasa Melayu
pekerja
pe-kerja
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်ငန်းသမား
lo-p-ng-an-tha-ma
NLNederlands
arbeider
ar-bee-der
NONorsk
arbeider
ar-bee-der
PLPolski
robotnik
ro-bot-nik
PTPortuguês
trabalhador
tra-ba-lha-dor
RORomână
muncitor
mun-ci-tor
RUРусский
работник
ra-bot-nik
SVSvenska
arbetare
ar-be-ta-re
SWKiswahili
mwanaume
mwa-na-u-me
TAதமிழ்
வேலைக்காரர்
ve-lai-ka-ra-r
TEతెలుగు
కార్మికుడు
kaar-mi-ku-du
TLTL
manggagawa
man-ga-ga-wa
TRTürkçe
çalışan
cha-li-san
UKУкраїнська
роботник
ro-bot-nik
VITiếng Việt
công nhân
kong nhan
ZH中文
工人
gōngrén (gong ren)
ZUZU
umsebenzi
oom-se-ben-zi