el obrero

worker, laborer

o ˈb ɾ e ɾ o
obr work + ero person or thing associated with
noun · masculine Rare #31,686
worker, laborer Often refers to a manual/industrial worker (a “working-class” laborer).
SP: Mi padre es obrero en una fábrica.
EN: My father is a worker in a factory.

Afuera hay un obrero que quiere agradecerle el empleo.

Outside there is a worker who wants to thank you for the job.

Es por sus herramientas que se reconoce al buen obrero.

A good worker is recognized by his tools.

Fui gerente, es cierto, pero siempre me he considerado un obrero.

I was a manager, it's true, but I've always considered myself a worker.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

El padre de nuestra Fen Xia también es un obrero.

Our Fen Xia's father is also a worker.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Era un obrero.

He was a manual laborer.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Huyo de casa para realizar mi sueño de trabajar de obrero.

I run away from home to fulfill my dream of working as a laborer.

— El maquinista (2004)

El camarada Wan Er Xi fué un obrero.

Comrade Wan Er Xi was a worker.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

El obrero está cargando arena con una pala.

The worker is loading sand with a shovel.

Pero era obrero en una fábrica en China.

But he was a factory worker in China.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)