Schwarzarbeiter
German
Etymology
schwarz (“black (i.e., illicit, illegal, clandestine, undocumented)”) + Arbeiter (“worker”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvaʁt͡sʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Schwarz‧ar‧bei‧ter
Noun
Schwarzarbeiter m (strong, genitive Schwarzarbeiters, plural Schwarzarbeiter, feminine Schwarzarbeiterin)
- illicit or illegal worker, clandestine worker, undocumented worker (American), moonlighter (colloquial)
Declension
Declension of Schwarzarbeiter [masculine, strong]
Related terms
- Schwarzbrenner
- Schwarzarbeit
- schwarzarbeiten
- Schwarzarbeitsbekämpfungsgesetz (“Control of Unreported Employment Act”) (SchwarzArbG) (Germany)
Further reading
- “Schwarzarbeiter” in Duden online
- “Schwarzarbeiter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache