woolworker

/wˈʊlwɜkɚ/ noun

A person who works with wool.

Word Origin Woolworker is a straightforward compound: wool from Proto-Germanic wullō and worker from wurkijaną 'to make.' The PIE root *werg- 'to do, make' is incredibly productive — it gives us work, wrought, and even energy (via Greek). So a woolworker is literally someone who works wool.

noun A person who works with wool. countable

The skilled woolworker transformed raw fleece into a beautiful sweater.

(名词) 羊毛工人;毛纺工 【羊毛加工者】

这位技艺娴熟的羊毛工人将原毛变成了一件漂亮的毛衣。

(sustantivo) lanero; trabajador de la lana [Una persona que trabaja con lana.]

El hábil trabajador de la lana transformó vellón crudo en un hermoso suéter.

(nom) ouvrier lainier; lainier; travailleur de la laine [Personne qui travaille la laine.]

L'habil lainier a transformé une toison brute en un magnifique pull.

(Substantiv) Wollarbeiter; Wollverarbeiter [eine Person, die beruflich mit Wolle arbeitet, insbesondere durch Verarbeiten, Spinnen oder Weben.]

Der erfahrene **woolworker** verwandelte rohe Schafwolle in einen wunderschönen Pullover.

(名詞) 羊毛を扱う人、羊毛加工業者。

熟練した羊毛職人が生の fleece(羊毛)を美しいセーターに織り上げた。

(substantivo) trabalhador de lã; lanificador [Uma pessoa que trabalha com lã.]

O habilidoso woolworker transformou lã crua em um lindo suéter.

Word parts: wool + work + er

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