autoworker

noun

au·​to·​work·​er ˈȯ-tō-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce autoworker (audio)
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: a person employed in the automobile manufacturing industry

Examples of autoworker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This made more Southern autoworkers want to join the union. Stephen J. Silvia, The Conversation, 21 May 2024 The country also has a competitive advantage by having the experienced and skilled autoworkers that some other outsourcing destinations lack, Bachiri said. Sam Metz, Fortune, 15 May 2024 Over 10,000 non-union autoworkers have signed cards in support of the UAW in recent months and organizing campaigns have broken out at more than two dozen facilities, the union said in a statement in March. Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 May 2024 Trump, who is running against Biden this fall in a rematch of the 2020 election, has advanced claims in Michigan and elsewhere that the administration's push to virtually mandate the sale of EVs could cost American autoworkers their jobs in the face of Chinese competition. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for autoworker 

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Word History

Etymology

auto entry 1 + worker

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of autoworker was in 1901

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“Autoworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autoworker. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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