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muncitor
worker /mun.tʃiˈtor/
noun#2531 most common
Also: laborer, workman, hardworking (adj.)
Example sentences
Tatăl meu este muncitor.
My father is a worker.
Muncitorul lucrează la fabrică.
The worker works at the factory.
Muncitorii construiesc un pod nou.
The workers are building a new bridge.
Sindicatul apără drepturile muncitorilor.
The union defends the rights of the workers.
Fără contribuția muncitorilor calificați, uzina nu ar fi putut respecta termenul de livrare.
Without the contribution of skilled workers, the plant could not have met the delivery deadline.
Reforma legislației muncii a schimbat radical statutul juridic al muncitorului sezonier.
The labor law reform radically changed the legal status of the seasonal worker.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | muncitor | muncitori |
| Genitive | muncitorului | muncitorilor |
| Accusative | muncitor | muncitori |
| Vocative | muncitorule | muncitorilor |
Word family
muncăwork, labor
a muncito work, to labor
muncitoarefemale worker; laboring (fem.)
muncitorescworking-class, laborer's
muncitorimethe working class, laborers as a group
Etymology
Muncitor is built from the Romanian noun muncă, meaning work or labor, plus the agent suffix -itor, meaning one who does something. Muncă itself came into Romanian from a Slavic source, related to Bulgarian mъka and Russian мука, which mean torment or hardship rather than work. This traces a shift in meaning: labor was once framed as suffering, and Romanian kept that word but softened its sense over time.
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