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headworker

/hˈɛdwɜkɚ/ noun

One who performs mental or intellectual labour.

Word Origin Headworker is a straightforward compound: head + worker, someone who works with their head rather than their hands. The Old English hēafod gave us head, and weorc gave us work. It's a great example of how English builds words for mental labor by contrasting with physical labor — think of headmaster (master of the head, i.e., school principal) and headquarter (the brain of an operation).

noun One who performs mental or intellectual labour. countable

As a headworker in the research department, she spends most of her day analyzing complex data.

(名词) 脑力劳动者

作为研究部门的脑力劳动者，她每天大部分时间都在分析复杂数据。

(sustantivo) trabajador intelectual; trabajador mental [Quien realiza trabajo mental o intelectual.]

Como trabajadora intelectual en el departamento de investigación, pasa la mayor parte del día analizando datos complejos.

(nom) travailleur intellectuel; travailleur mental; col blanc; intellectuel [Personne qui effectue un travail intellectuel ou mental.]

En tant que travailleuse intellectuelle au département de recherche, elle passe la majeure partie de sa journée à analyser des données complexes.

(Substantiv) Kopfarbeiter; Geistesarbeiter [Eine Person, die vorwiegend geistige oder intellektuelle Arbeit verrichtet.]

Als **headworker** in der Forschungsabteilung verbringt sie den Großteil ihres Tages mit der Analyse komplexer Daten.

(名詞) 知的労働を行う人。

研究部門の**headworker**（知的労働者）として、彼女は一日中複雑なデータの分析に費やしている。

(substantivo) trabalhador intelectual; trabalhador mental [Aquele que realiza trabalho mental ou intelectual.]

Como trabalhadora intelectual no departamento de pesquisa, ela passa a maior parte do dia analisando dados complexos.

Synonyms: intellectual thinker scholar brainworker knowledge worker mental worker white-collar worker Antonyms: manual worker laborer blue-collar worker handworker
Word parts: head + work + er

Related words

headless worker workable

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