medarbejder

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Danish

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Etymology

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From med- +‎ arbejde +‎ -er. Compare Norwegian Bokmål medarbeider, Norwegian Nynorsk medarbeidar, Swedish medarbetare, German Mitarbeiter, Dutch medewerker.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛðɑːˌb̥ɑjˀd̥ɐ]

Noun

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medarbejder c (singular definite medarbejderen, plural indefinite medarbejdere)

  1. employee
    Synonyms: lønmodtager, ansat

Usage notes

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Medarbejder is a semantic false friend of English coworker: although it is made up of elements that mean "co-" and "worker", medarbejder means "employee", not quite "coworker" (which in Danish is kollega or arbejdskollega).

Inflection

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