勤(つと)め人(にん)

つとめにん
noun
salaried worker; office employee
occupationwork
1. salaried worker; office employee
Someone who works for a company or office for a salary, as opposed to the self-employed. Slightly old-fashioned.
父(ちち)はごく普通(ふつう)の勤(つと)め人(にん)だった。
My father was an ordinary salaried worker.
勤(つと)め人(にん)は平日(へいじつ)に休(やす)みを取(と)りにくい。
Employees find it hard to take time off on weekdays.
勤(つと)め人(にん)を辞(や)めて自分(じぶん)の店(みせ)を開(ひら)くのが長年(ながねん)の夢(ゆめ)だった。
Quitting salaried work to open my own shop had long been my dream.

勤(つと)める (to work for) + 人(にん) (person).

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Compare: サラリーマン (salaried office worker)
Compare: 会社員(かいしゃいん) (company employee (neutral)
Compare: 自営業(じえいぎょう) (self-employed)
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