obrer

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan obrer, from Latin operārius. Compare Occitan obrièr, French ouvrier, Spanish obrero. Doublet of operari, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈβɾe]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [oˈbɾe]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [oˈbɾeɾ]

Adjective

obrer (feminine obrera, masculine plural obrers, feminine plural obreres)

(relational) work, working

Derived terms

classe obrera

Noun

obrer m (plural obrers, feminine obrera)

worker
Synonyms: (archaic) obrador, treballador

References

“obrer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“obrer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“obrer” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“obrer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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