obrero

/oˈβɾeɾo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los obreros

Meaning

  1. worker

    • Los obreros construyen el puente.

      The workers are building the bridge.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

trabajador

obrero specifically means a manual or blue-collar worker, like a factory worker; trabajador is more general, any worker or employee.

Similar in other languages

German

Arbeiter

Arbeiter is the German word for the same thing — both mean "worker."

Portuguese

operário

operário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "worker."

Practice

1 What does obrero mean?

2 Fill the gap: Los ___ construyen el puente.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches obrero?

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