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telecommuter

noun · 1 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈtɛləkəˌmjutəɹ/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T EH1 L AH0 K AH0 M Y UW2 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who telecommutes, using a computer connected to an employer's network or via the Internet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English commute Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English commuter English telecommuter From tele- + commuter.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: telepracownik — someone who telecommutes
  • Polish: telepracowniczka — someone who telecommutes
  • Russian: удалёнщик (udaljónščik) — someone who telecommutes