What does travailleur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word travailleur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use travailleur in French.

The word travailleur in French means worker, hard-working, industrious, labour, hardworking student, hard-working student, illegal worker, man behind the scenes, key worker, immigrant worker, self-employed, manual worker, unsalaried worker, low-wage worker, poor worker, salaried worker, salaried employee, social worker. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word travailleur

worker

(personne salariée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les travailleurs des usines arrivent tôt.
Factory workers get to work early.

hard-working, industrious

adjectif (bosseur)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ces ouvriers sont très travailleurs.
These labourers are very hard-working.

labour

adjectif (littéraire (laborieux) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La masse travailleuse quitte l'usine à 19 h.
The labour force left the factory at 7 pm.

hardworking student, hard-working student

(élève studieux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

illegal worker

(travailleur sans papiers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est arrêté pour avoir employé des travailleurs clandestins.

man behind the scenes

(travailleur qui reste anonyme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

key worker

(travailleur indispensable à la société)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

immigrant worker

(travailleur étranger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

self-employed

(travailleur non salarié, autonome)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Comme Michel n'arrive pas à obtenir un emploi, il pense devenir travailleur indépendant.
She can't find a job, so she's thinking of going self-employed.

manual worker

(travailleur utilisant ses mains)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

unsalaried worker

(travailleur indépendant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les indépendants sont des travailleurs non salariés.

low-wage worker, poor worker

(travailleur ne gagnant pas assez)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

salaried worker, salaried employee

(employé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les travailleurs salariés sont souvent payés au mois.

social worker

(employé d'assistance publique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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