Spanish Conversation · Level 81
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Spanish word
asalariado
Pronunciation
IPA/asalaˈɾjaðo/
Meaning
- masculine nounemployee
Example
Mi hermana es asalariada en una oficina.
My sister is an employee in an office.
More examples
El sindicato defiende los derechos del asalariado.
The union defends the rights of the employee.
Core concept
Worker paid a salary rather than earning fees or running their own business.
Common phrases
el asalariado medio
the average employee
protección del asalariado
employee protection
Similar words
empleado: Person working for an employer at a workplace who gets paid for their assigned tasks.
trabajador: Person who does paid work or tasks to earn wages.
Definition in Spanish
Persona empleada que cobra un salario por su trabajo, a diferencia de los trabajadores por cuenta propia.
Word origin
It derives from salario 'salary' via the verb asalariar and its past participle asalariado, so the word literally refers to a person who receives a salary.
Usage tips
- In discussions of employment status, asalariado often contrasts with autónomo or trabajador por cuenta propia and appears frequently in legal and statistical language.
Other meanings
- wage earnernoun
- salaried personnoun
Opposites
- empleadoremployernoun
- independienteself-employed personnoun
Related words
- asalariarpay wagesverb