autoworker

[ aw-toh-wur-ker ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of autoworker¹

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

Example Sentences

The term could reasonably be applied to anyone from programmers to data center staff to warehouse pickers to assembly-line autoworkers in a Tesla factory.

From MIT Technology Review

As a result, some autoworkers are idle, and some have even been laid off.

From Vox

Fred Farmer was a retired autoworker and a creature of habit who took regular hunting trips with his dog and often enjoyed dollar beers at the American Legion hall, according to his friends.

From Washington Post

Americans may be more familiar with unions representing autoworkers or steelworkers, which bargain over a contract to win better wages and working conditions.

From Washington Post

Williams, a retired autoworker in Woodward Village, has his doubts.

From Washington Post