Phrase guide

migrant worker

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An agricultural labourer who travels from place to place harvesting seasonal crops.

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noun

Meaning 2

A person with temporary permission to work in another country; a guest worker.

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 農業勞動者 /农业劳动者 (nóngyè láodòngzhě) — agricultural worker
  • Erzya: аловардо (alovardo) — agricultural worker
  • Finnish: liikkuva maataloustyöntekijä — agricultural worker
  • German: Wanderarbeiter — agricultural worker
  • German: Wanderarbeiterin — agricultural worker
  • German: Wanderarbeitnehmer — agricultural worker
  • German: Wanderarbeitnehmerin — agricultural worker
  • German: Saisonarbeitnehmer — agricultural worker
  • German: Saisonarbeitnehmerin — agricultural worker
  • Polish: bandos — agricultural worker
  • Polish: bandoska — agricultural worker
  • Romanian: lucrător sezonier — agricultural worker
  • Romanian: muncitor sezonier — agricultural worker
  • Romanian: căpșunar — agricultural worker
  • Russian: сезо́нный рабо́чий (sezónnyj rabóčij) — agricultural worker