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okie

/ˈoʊki/ noun B2

a person who travels from place to place to find work, especially in farming

Word Origin Okie comes from Oklahoma, which itself is from Choctaw okla 'people' and homma 'red' — 'red people.' The -ie suffix is a familiar diminutive, like in 'doggie.' Originally a term for migrant farm workers from Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl, it's now a colloquial nickname.

noun a person who travels from place to place to find work, especially in farming B2

During the Dust Bowl, many okies moved west to find farm work.

(名词) 流动工人；季节工；农工 【流动工人，尤指四处寻找农活的人】

在沙尘暴时期，许多流动农工向西迁移寻找农活。

(sustantivo) jornalero; temporero; trabajador migrante; peón itinerante; bracero [una persona que viaja de un lugar a otro para encontrar trabajo, especialmente en la agricultura]

Durante el Dust Bowl, muchos okies se mudaron al oeste para encontrar trabajo agrícola.

(nom) travailleur migrant; ouvrier agricole itinérant; saisonnier; chemineau; nomade [personne qui se déplace de lieu en lieu pour trouver du travail, surtout dans l'agriculture]

Pendant le Dust Bowl, de nombreux Okies ont migré vers l'ouest pour trouver du travail agricole.

(Substantiv) Wanderarbeiter; Saisonarbeiter [Person, die – insbesondere in der Landwirtschaft – von Ort zu Ort zieht, um Arbeit zu finden.]

Während der Dust Bowl zogen viele **Okies** in den Westen, um auf Farmen zu arbeiten.

(名詞) 特に農業分野で、仕事を求めて各地を移動する出稼ぎ労働者

ダストボウル時代、多くのオーキーは農作業を探しに西部へ移動した。

(substantivo) boia-fria; volante; peão; migrante; trabalhador rural itinerante [uma pessoa que viaja de um lugar para outro em busca de trabalho, especialmente no campo]

Durante o Dust Bowl, muitos okies migraram para o oeste em busca de trabalho agrícola.

Synonyms: migrant worker itinerant worker seasonal laborer drifter nomad Antonyms: settled person permanent resident homeowner

noun A person from Oklahoma. countable

My grandfather was an okie who moved to California during the Dust Bowl.

(名词) 俄克拉荷马人 【俄克拉荷马州人】

我祖父是俄克拉荷马人，在沙尘暴时期搬到了加利福尼亚。

(sustantivo) Una persona de Oklahoma.

Mi abuelo era un **okie** que se mudó a California durante el Dust Bowl.

(nom) Personne originaire de l'Oklahoma, aux États-Unis.

Mon grand-père était un okie qui a émigré en Californie pendant le Dust Bowl.

(Substantiv) Oklahomaner [Eine Person, die aus dem US-Bundesstaat Oklahoma stammt.]

Mein Großvater war ein **okie**, der während der Dust Bowl nach Kalifornien zog.

(名詞) オクラホマ州出身の人。

私の祖父は、ダストボウル時代にカリフォルニアへ移住したokieだった。

(substantivo) Uma pessoa de Oklahoma

Meu avô era um okie que se mudou para a Califórnia durante o Dust Bowl.

Synonyms: Oklahoman Sooner
Word parts: Oklahoma + ie

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