autoworker

American  

[aw-toh-wur-ker] / ˈɔ toʊˌwɜr kər /

noun

1. a worker employed in the manufacture of automobiles, especially on the assembly line of an automobile plant.

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Etymology

Origin of autoworker

First recorded in 1940–45; auto- ² + worker

Example Sentences

War is peace, ignorance is strength, and autoworker layoffs are a “positive reaction” in the marketplace, according to former Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway.

From Salon

He listed off three archetypes: “the autoworker in Michigan,” “the factory worker in Wisconsin,” and “the energy worker in Pennsylvania and Ohio.”

From Slate

“Yes, we’re Southern autoworkers, but we deserve autoworker pay,” Garrard said.

From Seattle Times

For example, at one auto plant in northern Mexico, a newly elected union got the minimum wage increased to about $14 a day, but that is still less than what a U.S. autoworker earns in an hour.

From Seattle Times

Other union representatives joining her will be Samantha Ervin-Upsher, a United Brotherhood of Carpenters apprentice, and Dawn Simms, a third-generation union autoworker.

From Seattle Times