autoworker

noun

au·​to·​work·​er ˈȯ-tō-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce autoworker (audio)
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: a person employed in the automobile manufacturing industry

Examples of autoworker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Today, roughly 30% of U.S. autoworkers are in the South, up from about 15% in 1990. Stephen J. Silvia, The Conversation, 21 May 2024 Ford just dodged an autoworker strike at its biggest plant Nvidia stock has all-time closing high in its crosshairs Share Nvidia stock has all-time closing high in its crosshairs And tense geopolitical relations are driving Microsoft to ask Chinese AI employees to relocate. Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 16 May 2024 Still, the minimum 25% raise over four years in new UAW contracts with General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis (owner of Fiat Chrysler) may prove a powerful siren call for nonunion autoworkers, who were averaging some $8 an hour less than established UAW workers even before the new contracts. Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2024 This made more Southern autoworkers want to join the union. Stephen J. Silvia, The Conversation, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for autoworker 

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Word History

Etymology

auto entry 1 + worker

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of autoworker was in 1901

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“Autoworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autoworker. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.

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