Polyglot Dictionary

Arbeitnehmer

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯tˌneːmɐ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Arbeitnehmer

Meaning

  1. employee

    Built from Arbeit (work) + Nehmer (taker).

    • Die Arbeitnehmer streiken.

      The employees are on strike.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Arbeit work
  • Nehmer taker

Similar words

Angestellte

Arbeitnehmer is the broad legal and economic term for "employee," as opposed to Arbeitgeber (employer); Angestellte(r) specifically means a salaried, white-collar employee, as opposed to a blue-collar Arbeiter.

Angestellter

Arbeitnehmer is the broad legal and economic term for "employee," as opposed to Arbeitgeber (employer); Angestellter specifically means a salaried, white-collar employee, as opposed to a blue-collar Arbeiter.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

empregado

empregado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "employee."

Portuguese

funcionário

funcionário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "employee."

Practice

1 What does Arbeitnehmer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ streiken.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Arbeitnehmer?

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