currito

Definitions of currito
  1. noun
    an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
    synonyms: obrero
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    abatanador, batanero
    a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living
    gasista, técnico del gas
    a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances
    mano de obra, trabajador manual
    someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
    embalador, empaquetador, envasador
    a workman employed to pack things into containers
    repartidor
    a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)
    almacenero, guardalmacén
    a workman who manages or works in a warehouse
    agricultor
    a person who tills the soil for a living
    limpiador
    someone whose occupation is cleaning
    jornalero
    a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
    excavador
    a laborer who digs
    lavaplatos
    someone who washes dishes
    bracero, galeote, peón
    a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
    enterrador, panteonero, sepulturero
    a person who earns a living by digging graves
    cortador
    a person who hews
    bracero, jornalero
    a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
    peón de albañil, peón de mano
    a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers
    itinerante
    a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
    hachador, leñador, maderero, trabajador forestal
    a person who fells trees
    molinera
    a girl who works in a mill
    minero
    laborer who works in a mine
    acemilero, arriero, harriero, recuero
    a worker who drives mules
    obrero de ferrocarriles
    a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks
    ganapán, mozo de cordel, mozo de cuerda, mozo de esquina, palanquín
    a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
    cargador, estibador
    a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
    fogonero
    a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
    leñador
    cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
    demoledor, destructor
    someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
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    empleado
    a worker who is hired to perform a job
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