作 業 員(さぎょういん)

さぎょういん

noun

worker; laborer; operative

1. worker; laborer; operative

A person who performs manual or technical work, especially at construction sites, factories, or other industrial settings. A neutral, widely used term for someone engaged in hands-on labor.

作業員(さぎょういん)がヘルメットをかぶっている。

The workers are wearing helmets.

工事(こうじ)現場(げんば)で作業員(さぎょういん)が働(はたら)いている。

Workers are working at the construction site.

作業員(さぎょういん)の安全(あんぜん)を確保(かくほ)するために新(あたら)しいルールが導入(どうにゅう)された。

New rules were introduced to ensure the safety of workers.

Compound of 作業(さぎょう) ('work; operation') and 員(いん) ('member; personnel'). A factual, non-pejorative term commonly used in news reports, workplace regulations, and industrial contexts. More specific than the general 労働者(ろうどうしゃ) ('laborer') and less formal than 従業員(じゅうぎょういん) ('employee').

Usage

Frequently appears in news about industrial accidents, construction projects, and disaster response.
Can be modified with a field: 建設(けんせつ)作業員(さぎょういん) ('construction worker'), 清掃(せいそう)作業員(さぎょういん) ('cleaning worker').
In nuclear and disaster contexts, 作業員(さぎょういん) often refers to people working in hazardous conditions.

Common collocations

建設(けんせつ)作業員(さぎょういん): construction worker
作業員(さぎょういん)の安全(あんぜん): worker safety
現場(げんば)の作業員(さぎょういん): on-site workers
作業員(さぎょういん)を配置(はいち)する: to deploy workers

Similar words

労働者(ろうどうしゃ): laborer; worker — a broader, more formal term often used in legal and economic contexts
従業員(じゅうぎょういん): employee — someone employed by a company; covers office workers as well as manual laborers
職人(しょくにん): craftsperson; artisan — a skilled tradesperson, emphasizing specialized expertise

Related Words

Compare: 労働者(ろうどうしゃ) (laborer)

Compare: 従業員(じゅうぎょういん) (employee)

Compare: 職人(しょくにん) (craftsperson)

Compare: 工員(こういん) (factory worker)

Compare: 肉体労働者(にくたいろうどうしゃ) (manual laborer)

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