Spanish Conversation · Level 91
59 words
Spanish word
obrero
Pronunciation
IPA/oˈβɾeɾo/
Meaning
- masculine nounworker
Example
Mi padre es obrero en una fábrica.
My father is a worker at a factory.
More examples
El obrero pidió mejores condiciones de trabajo.
The worker asked for better working conditions.
Core concept
Factory or construction site worker performing physical tasks.
Common phrases
obrero de la construcción
construction worker
obrero industrial
industrial worker
sindicato de obreros
workers' union
Similar words
trabajador: Manual worker performing tasks that rely on hands and bodily effort.
empleado: Employee working for a company or shop in a paid position.
operario: Factory operator working machines or performing assembly-line tasks.
peón: Unskilled site laborer performing simple physical tasks.
Definition in Spanish
Persona que realiza trabajo físico o manual, a menudo empleada en fábricas, obras o talleres.
Word origin
Derived from Latin operarius (oper- 'work'), obrero denotes a person engaged in hands-on or manual work.
Usage tips
- The feminine form is obrera and the word commonly appears in fixed expressions such as movimiento obrero or sindicato obrero to refer to labor movements.