Phrase guide

construction worker

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An employee working on a physical construction site.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: building worker, constructioner, constructionist

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hard hat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բանվոր (banvor) — employee working at a construction site
  • Bashkir: төҙөүсе (töźöwse) — employee working at a construction site
  • Belarusian: будаўні́к (budawník) — employee working at a construction site
  • Belarusian: будаўні́ца (budawníca) — employee working at a construction site
  • Bulgarian: строи́тел (stroítel) — employee working at a construction site
  • Bulgarian: строи́телка (stroítelka) — employee working at a construction site
  • Catalan: paleta — employee working at a construction site
  • Catalan: manobre — employee working at a construction site
  • Catalan: manobra — employee working at a construction site
  • Chinese Mandarin: 建築工人 /建筑工人 (jiànzhù gōngrén) — employee working at a construction site
  • Czech: stavební dělník — employee working at a construction site
  • Danish: byggearbejder — employee working at a construction site
  • Danish: bygningsarbejder — employee working at a construction site
  • Dutch: bouwvakker — employee working at a construction site
  • Dutch: bouwvakster — employee working at a construction site
  • Estonian: ehitaja — employee working at a construction site
  • Estonian: ehitustööline — employee working at a construction site
  • Finnish: rakennusmies — employee working at a construction site
  • French: ouvrier du bâtiment — employee working at a construction site
  • French: ouvrière du bâtiment — employee working at a construction site
  • Galician: obreiro — employee working at a construction site
  • German: Bauarbeiter — employee working at a construction site
  • German: Bauarbeiterin — employee working at a construction site
  • Italian: edile — employee working at a construction site
  • Ladino: yapidji — employee working at a construction site
  • Portuguese: pedreiro — employee working at a construction site
  • Portuguese: pedreira — employee working at a construction site
  • Portuguese: alvenel — employee working at a construction site
  • Romanian: constructor — employee working at a construction site
  • Romanian: constructoare — employee working at a construction site
  • Russian: строи́тель (stroítelʹ) — employee working at a construction site
  • Russian: строи́тельница (stroítelʹnica) — employee working at a construction site
  • Slovak: stavebný robotník — employee working at a construction site
  • Slovene: gradbeni delavec — employee working at a construction site
  • Spanish: obrero de construcción — employee working at a construction site
  • Spanish: maestro — employee working at a construction site
  • Swedish: byggnadsarbetare — employee working at a construction site
  • Swedish: byggarbetare — employee working at a construction site
  • Ukrainian: будіве́льник (budivélʹnyk) — employee working at a construction site
  • Ukrainian: будіве́льниця (budivélʹnycja) — employee working at a construction site
  • Ukrainian: будівни́к (budivnýk) — employee working at a construction site
  • Ukrainian: будівни́ця (budivnýcja) — employee working at a construction site