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I for one believe that we absolutely need an improved guest worker program, one that holds immigrants and employers accountable and yet still enables us to get a crop out of the ground in south Georgia.
John Linder

Meaning of "guest worker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GUEST WORKER

guest worker  [ɡɛst ˈwɜːkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUEST WORKER

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Guest worker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GUEST WORKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

guest worker

Foreign worker

A foreign worker is a person who works in a country other than the one of which he or she is a citizen. Migrant workers may follow work within their own country or between countries, depending on which definition is used. Some foreign workers are present temporarily and legally through a guest worker program in a country with more preferred job prospects than their home country. Some are illegal aliens. Foreign workers temporarily reside in the country in which they work, and will often send most or all wages earned back to their country of origin.

Definition of guest worker in the English dictionary

The definition of guest worker in the dictionary is a foreigner allowed to work temporarily in a country, but without permission to settle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUEST WORKER


berserker
bəˈzɜːkə
burka
ˈbɜːkə
burqa
ˈbɜːkə
care-worker
ˈkɛəwɜːkə
circa
ˈsɜːkə
dock-worker
ˈdɒkˌwɜːkə
jerker
ˈdʒɜːkə
lurker
ˈlɜːkə
mazurka
məˈzɜːkə
metalworker
ˈmɛtlwɜːkə
networker
ˈnɛtˌwɜːkə
steelworker
ˈstiːlwɜːkə
tear-jerker
ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkə
woodworker
ˈwʊdˌwɜːkə
worker
ˈwɜːkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUEST WORKER

guess
guessable
guesser
guessing game
guesstimate
guesswork
guest
guest beer
guest list
guest night
guest of honour
guest room
guest rope
guest star
guestbook
guesten
guesthouse
guestimate
guestwise

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUEST WORKER

aid worker
childcare worker
co-worker
community worker
construction worker
corker
factory worker
field worker
forker
health care worker
knowledge worker
manual worker
medical social worker
miracle worker
New Yorker
office worker
Parker
sex worker
social worker
white-collar worker
yorker

Synonyms and antonyms of guest worker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «guest worker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUEST WORKER

Find out the translation of guest worker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of guest worker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «guest worker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

客工
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trabajadores invitados
570 millions of speakers

English

guest worker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अतिथि कार्यकर्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العامل الضيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гастарбайтер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trabalhador convidado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গেস্ট কর্মী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

travailleur invité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pekerja tetamu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gastarbeiter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

外国人労働者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게스트 노동자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tamu worker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người lao động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருந்தினர் தொழிலாளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिथी कार्यकर्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Konuk çalışan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavoratore ospite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pracownik gość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гастарбайтер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lucrător oaspete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργαζόμενος επισκεπτών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gas werker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gästarbetare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjestearbeider
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of guest worker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUEST WORKER»

The term «guest worker» is regularly used and occupies the 95.326 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUEST WORKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about guest worker

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6 QUOTES WITH «GUEST WORKER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word guest worker.
1
Jim Costa
Should we attempt border security first, which I believe we should, we still need to face the fact that comprehensive reform is necessary. This must include a guest worker program and dealing with the 11 million people who are here today that are contributing to our economy.
2
David Dewhurst
I support secure borders both north and south and I support a guest worker program for those here today illegally. Labor and skilled workers are critical to our Texas economy.
3
Elizabeth Emken
The federal government secures the border; Californians decide how we want to treat our population. I think we need a vibrant guest worker program. If we have one, we're going to stop having a lot of issues at the border.
4
J. D. Hayworth
Enforcement is the long overdue step to protect our Nation from external threats in a time of war. And then once we do that, we can effectively discuss a guest worker program.
5
John Linder
I for one believe that we absolutely need an improved guest worker program, one that holds immigrants and employers accountable and yet still enables us to get a crop out of the ground in south Georgia.
6
Gary Miller
Many talk about a guest worker program. I think most reasonable people believe that a guest worker program in the farming industry, perhaps in the gardening and landscape industries, is reasonable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUEST WORKER»

Discover the use of guest worker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guest worker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Guest Worker Question in Postwar Germany
This book provides the first English-language history of the postwar labor migration to West Germany.
Rita Chin, 2007
2
An Analysis of the H-2a Agricultural Guest Worker Program ...
In addition, such study is revealing as to why the US enacted the H-2A program-including definitional details of the program itself. However, does this program really work? This question has radically different answers.
Paulina M. Irigaray, 2011
3
Can Guest Worker Schemes Reduce Illegal Migration?
The authors analyze recent efforts at international cooperation to limit illegal migration, particularly through the use of legal migration avenues like guest worker schemes.
Mohammad Amin, Aaditya Mattoo, 2006
4
Turks in Europe: From Guest Worker to Transnational Citizen
From the Foreword One of the foremost scholars on Turkish migration, the author offers in this work the summary of her experiences and research on Turkish migration since 1963.
Nermin Abadan-Unat, 2011
5
Guest Workers and Resistance to U.S. Corporate Despotism
Exposing the corporate structures behind exploitative migrant labour programs, this book investigates the use of guest workers in the United States, the largest recipient of migrant labour in the world.
Immanuel Ness, 2011
6
The State of the Union and Our Democracy?: How the Two ...
by X, what he thought of the Guest Worker Program and what his opinions were about it. Presently, and for the last 2 years, X has been a telephone mortgage sales person that has been unable to properly be paid, pay taxes, nor unable to ...
James Ameen Joher, 2006
7
Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders
Legalizing or giving a “guest worker” amnesty to millions more illegal immigrants will only in‐crease the flow. Bear Stearns estimates there are 20 million illegal aliens in the United States. We estimate there are 30 million, especially once we  ...
Jim Gilchrist, Jerome R. Corsi, 2006
8
Congressional Record, Volume 153, Part 11, June 6, 2007 to ...
Second is the guest worker program. There is no way we can have an effective immigration process unless we take some of the pressure off of the fact we have an economy that demands people to work in this economy above and beyond ...
9
From Immigrants to Americans: The Rise and Fall of Fitting In
Guest Worker Programs and Assimilation At a first glance, a guest worker problem appears to be a “silver bullet” solution to the problem of illegal or undocumented immigration to the United States. By admitting workers legally, but temporarily, ...
Jacob L. Vigdor, 2010
10
Maximum Potential an American Possibility
There must be a campaign in mass media to spread the word about both border security and the guest worker program. We need guest workers in this country. Concurrent with the initiation of strict border control, we should develop and ...
Richard R Monts, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUEST WORKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guest worker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oil rig repairer Signal International files bankruptcy, seeks to settle …
JACKSON, Mississippi — Warning that it could face as much as $200 million in verdicts for mistreating Indian guest workers, oil rig repairer ... «The Republic, Jul 15»
2
Jose and Johannes: U.S. Immigrants, U.S. Lifeblood
Sixty-four years ago today, President Truman signed guest worker legislation officially called Public Law 78, but which was always known as ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»
3
John Kasich's first New Hampshire town hall caps latest visit to first …
He called for stronger border security and a tighter guest worker program. "For the 12 million that are here, if they are criminals, they go to jail or ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
4
Chaffetz Reprises Bipartisanship; HRC in Her Own Words; The …
Sixty-four years ago today, President Truman signed guest worker legislation officially called Public Law 78, but which was always known as ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»
5
The Immigration 'Problem'
We had this “Guest Worker” program in the past and the workers were regularly cheated. So there is the “solution” to the “problem”: a Guest ... «Circleville Herald, Jul 15»
6
California measure would allow work permits for farmworkers here …
The bill, which Alejo is quick to differentiate from existing guest worker programs, would create a group to seek authority for the proposed ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
7
Assimilation, Bush-Style: “Columba Bush Is True To Her Mexican …
Similarly, GWB entered the White House in 2001 intending to negotiate an amnesty and guest worker program expansion with Mexico City. «VDARE.com, Jul 15»
8
The Donald of Liberty
This is not to say that I don't want secure borders and a liberal but controlled guest worker program. I do. It's only sensible in this age of ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Mikulski meets with watermen, business leaders
Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., met with Eastern Shore watermen and business leaders in the seafood industry to discuss the H-2B guest worker ... «The Star Democrat, Jul 15»
10
How Donald Trump pressured Hillary Clinton to sell out Latino …
... future illegal immigrants by creating a workable guest worker program with Mexico. If the vast majority of these workers could work and live in ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»

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