Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A foreigner who is permitted to work in a country on a temporary basis, as for farm labor.
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- noun A person with temporary permission to work in another country.
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- noun a person with temporary permission to work in another country
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Translation of German Gastarbeiter; see Gastarbeiter.]
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