Definition of Guest worker

1. Noun. A person with temporary permission to work in another country. "A Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists"

Exact synonyms: Guestworker
Generic synonyms: Working Man, Working Person, Workingman, Workman

Definition of Guest worker

1. Noun. A person with temporary permission to work in another country. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Guest Worker

guest
guest(a)
guest book
guest books
guest night
guest of Her Majesty
guest of honor
guest of honour
guest room
guest rooms
guest rope
guest ropes
guest speaker
guest speakers
guest star
guest worker (current term)
guest workers
guestbook
guestbooks
guested
guesten
guestened
guestens
guestfriendliness
guestfriendly
guestfriendship
guestfriendships
guesthouse
guesthouses
guestimate

Literary usage of Guest worker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Mobility of the Highly Skilled by Oecd (2002)
"guest worker programmes, by contrast, often aim in rifle fashion to fill a narrow range of ... This shift from shotgun to rifle guest worker policies means, ..."

2. Migration and the Labour Market in Asia: Recent Trends and Policies by Nihon Rōdō Kyōkai (2003)
"... there is likely to be far more scepticism that guest worker programs for highly skilled workers are different from other types of guest worker programs. ..."

3. The Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration: Council Special Report No. 26 by Gordon H. Hanson (2007)
"Under a guest worker program, most or all of the guest workers admitted in one year ... Suppose, for instance, each guest worker were given a one-year visa, ..."

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