Phrase guide

office worker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who works in an office.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: bulegari — someone who works in an office
  • Belarusian: службо́вец (službóvjec) — someone who works in an office
  • Belarusian: службо́ўка (službówka) — someone who works in an office
  • Belarusian: слу́жачы (slúžačy) — someone who works in an office
  • Belarusian: слу́жачая (slúžačaja) — someone who works in an office
  • Chinese Mandarin: 職員 /职员 (zhíyuán) — someone who works in an office
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上班族 (shàngbānzú) — someone who works in an office
  • Dutch: kantoorbediende — someone who works in an office
  • Dutch: kantoormedewerker — someone who works in an office
  • Finnish: toimistotyöntekijä — someone who works in an office
  • French: employé de bureau — someone who works in an office
  • French: employée de bureau — someone who works in an office
  • Georgian: ოფისის მოხელე (opisis moxele) — someone who works in an office
  • Georgian: კანცელარიის მოხელე (ḳancelariis moxele) — someone who works in an office
  • German: Büroangestellter — someone who works in an office
  • German: Büroangestellte — someone who works in an office
  • Greek: υπάλληλος γραφείου (ypállilos grafeíou) — someone who works in an office
  • Indonesian: pekerja kantoran — someone who works in an office
  • Italian: impiegato — someone who works in an office
  • Japanese: 会社員 (kaishain) — someone who works in an office
  • Korean: 회사원 (hoesawon) — someone who works in an office
  • Iranian Persian: کارْمَنْد (kârmand) — someone who works in an office
  • Polish: biuralista — someone who works in an office
  • Polish: biuralistka — someone who works in an office
  • Russian: слу́жащий (slúžaščij) — someone who works in an office
  • Russian: слу́жащая (slúžaščaja) — someone who works in an office
  • Spanish: oficinista — someone who works in an office
  • Swedish: kontorist — someone who works in an office
  • Tajik: корманд (kormand) — someone who works in an office
  • Ukrainian: службо́вець (službóvecʹ) — someone who works in an office
  • Ukrainian: службо́вка (službóvka) — someone who works in an office