n. A guest worker, especially one in Germany. [German : Gast, guest (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see ghos-ti- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + Arbeiter, worker (from arbeiten, to work, from Arbeit, work, from Middle High German arebeit, from Old High German arabeit; see orbh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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