metallarbetare

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of metall (“metal”) +‎ arbetare (“worker”). According to SAOB attested since 1646.

Noun

metallarbetare c

1. metalworker

Declension

Declension of metallarbetare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	metallarbetare	metallarbetaren	metallarbetare	metallarbetarna
Genitive	metallarbetares	metallarbetarens	metallarbetares	metallarbetarnas

Synonyms

• (informal) metallare

See also

• metallindustriarbetare (“metal industry worker”)
• verkstadsindustri (“engineering industry”)

References

• metallarbetare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)