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counterworker

noun

Etymology

From counter- + worker or counterwork + -er.

  1. inherited from werkere
  2. compounded as counterworker — “counter + worker”

Definitions

  1. One who works at a counter.

    • When a desired part is not in stock, the counterworker must be able to suggest a different, though interchangeable, part.

  2. One who works against something

    One who works against something; a saboteur.

    • In the midst of this serene sunshine there was a malignant counterworker...

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA