Counterworker

/ˈkaʊntərwɜrkər/ noun

Definition

A person who works to oppose, hinder, or undermine the efforts or work of another person or group.

Etymology

From counterwork + -er (agent noun suffix). Developed to describe individuals engaged in opposing labor, sabotage, or resistance efforts.

Kelly Says

Historically, this described spies, saboteurs, or workers employed to prevent others from succeeding—it's especially interesting in labor history where companies would hire counterworkers to infiltrate unions and report on their activities.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反駁 ሠራተኛ (fanbōk sersategna)
fan-bok ser-sa-te-gna
ARالعربية
عامل مضاد (amal mu'a'ad)
amal mu-a-ad
BNবাংলা
বিরোধী কর্মী (birodhi karma)
bi-ro-dhi kar-mi
CACatalà
treballador contrari
tre-ba-l-lador kon-tra-ri
CSČeština
protipracovník
pro-ti-pra-co-v-ník
DADansk
modarbejder
mod-ar-be-j-der
DEDeutsch
Gegenarbeiter
ge-gen-ar-be-iter
ELΕλληνικά
αντιμετωπίζων (antimitopizōn)
an-ti-me-to-pi-zon
ESEspañol
trabajador contraria
tra-ba-ja-dor kon-tra-ria
FAفارسی
کارمند مخالف (karmand makhalef)
kar-mand mak-ha-lef
FISuomi
vastustamisen tekijä
va-stu-ta-mi-sen te-ki-jä
FRFrançais
contre-travailleur
kɔ̃tʁə.tʁavay.yœʁ
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રિયા કર્મચારી (pratikriya karmachari)
pra-ti-kri-ya kar-ma-cha-ri
HAHA
aiki da ya gaban
a-iki da ya ga-ban
HEעברית
עובד נגד (oved nigdeit)
o-ved nig-dei-it
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिरोध कार्यकर्ता (pratirodh karyakarta)
pra-ti-rodh ka-r-ya-kar-ta
HUMagyar
ellenmunkás
el-len-munk-ás
IDBahasa Indonesia
pekerja kontra
pe-kerja kon-tra
IGIG
nwanyi eji
nw-anyi e-ji
ITItaliano
lavoratore contrario
la-vo-ra-tore kon-tra-rio
JA日本語
反作業員 (はんさよういん)
han-sa-you-in
KKKK
қарсы іскер (qarsy isker)
qarsy is-ker
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង ការងារ (prachaamng karngear)
pra-cha-amng kar-ngear
KO한국어
반대 근로자 (ban-dae geun-ro-ja)
ban-dae geun-ro-ja
MRMR
प्रतिकार कार्यकर्ता (pratikār karyakarta)
pra-ti-kar karya-kar-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
pekerja menentang
pe-kerja men-ten-tang
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် လုပ်ငန်းသမား (pyan lwi lo ngane thamar)
pyan lwi lo ngane tha-mar
NLNederlands
tegenwerker
te-gen-werk-er
NONorsk
motarbeider
mot-ar-bei-der
PAPA
ਉਪਰੋਕਤ ਕੰਮਗਾਰ (uparokta kamgar)
u-par-ok-ta kam-gar
PLPolski
pracownik przeciwstawny
pra-co-w-nik pro-ti-w-staw-ny
PTPortuguês
trabalhador contra
tra-ba-lha-dor kon-tra
RORomână
lucrător contrar
lu-cră-tor kon-trar
RUРусский
противодействующий
pro-tiv-o-dey-stvuy-ush-chiy
SVSvenska
motarbetare
mot-ar-be-ta-re
SWKiswahili
mkazi wa kukabiliana
m-ka-zi wa ku-ka-bi-li-a-na
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பணி தொழிலாளி (etirpanni thozhilali)
e-thir-pan-ni tho-zhi-la-li
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధ పనికర్త (virudha panikarta)
vi-ru-ddha pa-ni-kar-ta
THไทย
คนงานตรงกันข้าม (kon ngan dtrong kan khaam)
kon ngan dtrong kan khaam
TLTL
manggagawa kontra
man-gag-ga-wa kon-tra
TRTürkçe
karşı çalışan
kar-şı çal-an
UKУкраїнська
противник
pro-tiv-nik
URاردو
مخالفت کا کامگار (makhalafat ka kamgar)
mak-ha-la-fat ka kam-gar
VITiếng Việt
công nhân chống lại
cong nhan chong lai
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ìgbà
o-ro i-gba
ZH中文
反工人员 (fǎn gōng rén yuán)
fan gong ren yuan
ZUZU
umsebenzi wokuthi ngaphandle
um-se-ben-zi wok-uthi ngaphan-dle

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