guest worker

American  

noun

1. a foreign worker permitted to work in a country, especially in Western Europe, on a temporary basis.

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Etymology

Origin of guest worker

1965–70; translation of German Gastarbeiter

Example Sentences

David and Debbie Ross employ guest workers on their small farm in Kentucky, Triple R Farms.

From The Wall Street Journal

These are no incoming Dreamliners or Airbuses bringing in the next manifest of tourists and guest workers.

From BBC

The charity said guest workers' issues had risen "significantly" in ranking, adding it would publish a detailed report once analysis on 2025 data was complete.

From BBC

Many growers are turning to the H-2A guest worker program – a legal pipeline for seasonal foreign labor that has quadrupled in size over the past decade.

From Salon

“The threat of guest workers is really concerning because they are planning to replace local workers with H-2A workers that will make finding work more difficult,” Panfilo said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times