workfolk

/wˈɜkfoʊk/ noun

Collectively, people who perform manual labour.

Word Origin Workfolk combines work and folk — literally 'work people.' Work comes from a root meaning 'to do, labor,' and folk from a root meaning 'people, multitude.' The same work root gives us worker, workshop, and homework, while folk gives us folklore and folksy.

noun Collectively, people who perform manual labour. countable

The workfolk gathered at dawn to begin harvesting the fields.

(名词) 体力劳动者

劳工们黎明时分聚集起来,开始收割田地。

(sustantivo) Colectivamente, personas que realizan trabajo manual.

Los trabajadores se reunían al amanecer para comenzar la cosecha de los campos.

(nom) ouvriers; travailleurs manuels; prolétaires; gens de peine [Ensemble des personnes qui exercent un travail manuel.]

Les travailleurs se réunissaient à l'aube pour commencer la moisson.

(Substantiv) Arbeitsleute; Arbeiterschaft [**workfolk** (Substantiv, Plural): Die Gesamtheit der Menschen, die körperliche Arbeit verrichten, insbesondere in der Landwirtschaft oder im Handwerk.]

Die **workfolk** versammelten sich bei Tagesanbruch, um mit der Ernte zu beginnen.

(名詞) 肉体労働者たち。肉体労働に従事する人々 collectively(collectively)を指す語。

労働者たちは夜明けに集まって、畑の収穫を始めた。

(substantivo) trabalhadores braçais; operários; trabalhadores manuais; mão de obra [Coletivamente, pessoas que realizam trabalho manual.]

Os trabalhadores se reuniram ao amanhecer para começar a colheita nos campos.

Word parts: work + folk

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