autoworker

noun

au·​to·​work·​er ˈȯ-tō-ˌwər-kər 

ˈä-

: a person employed in the automobile manufacturing industry

Examples of autoworker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As a result, German autoworker layoffs are now higher than during the global financial crisis of 2008–9 or the COVID pandemic, forcing German and European business associations to call for unprecedentedly stringent local content requirements. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Hyundai Motor Company’s plan to put humanoid robots to work by 2028 is not part of current negotiations with striking South Korean autoworkers, according to the company. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

Valdez is a current State Assembly member and a former union organizer at the United Auto Workers—which represents, in America’s unique labor system, autoworkers and graduate students. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 18 June 2026

The union says many of their workers were affected by the Great Recession in 2008, when hourly wages for some autoworkers were cut in half. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

auto entry 1 + worker

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above