肉体労働者(にくたいろうどうしゃ)

にくたいろうどうしゃ
noun
manual laborer; blue-collar worker
occupation
1. manual laborer; blue-collar worker
A person who earns a living through physical labor, such as construction or factory work, rather than office work.
彼(かれ)は肉体労働者(にくたいろうどうしゃ)だ。
He is a manual laborer.
肉体労働者(にくたいろうどうしゃ)は体力(たいりょく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Manual laborers need physical strength.
若(わか)いころは肉体労働者(にくたいろうどうしゃ)として建設(けんせつ)現場(げんば)で働(はたら)いていた。
When he was young, he worked as a manual laborer at construction sites.

Written 肉体(にくたい) (the body) + 労働者(ろうどうしゃ) (worker). Contrasts with office or desk work.

Similar words

  • 頭脳労働者(ずのうろうどうしゃ): brain worker; white-collar worker — the contrasting term
  • 作業員(さぎょういん): worker, operative — a neutral term for someone doing on-site work

Related Words

Compare: 作業員(さぎょういん) (worker, operative)
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