guest worker
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noun
a foreign worker permitted to work in a country, especially in Western Europe, on a temporary basis.
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Nearby words
- guest house,
- guest of honor,
- guest room,
- guest rope,
- guest star,
- guest-rope,
- guest-shot,
- guestbook,
- guesthouse,
- guestimate
Origin of guest worker
1965–70; translation of German Gastarbeiter
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Examples from the Web for guest worker
The current guest-worker program could further drive down wages in both high- and low-skill sectors.
If that is the case, a guest-worker program could cause big problems for the GOP.
The Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO have to agree on the scale of a guest-worker program.
Washington Is Waiting for Godot as President Obama’s Second-Term Agenda Stalls|Howard Kurtz|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEASTBusiness and labor came to terms on the guest-worker question.