pieceworker
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pieceworker
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From piece + worker.
noun pieceworkers · piece worker · piece-worker
- A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced. The lowliest of employees, piece workers were paid only for each bird or mammal they stuffed, or each fossil they prepared.
Opposite: timeworker
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noun
Opposite: timeworker
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noun A worker paid according to the number of units produced
| Français | apiéceur, apiéceuse |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Akkordarbeiter, Akkordarbeiterin, Stückarbeiter, Stückarbeiterin, Stücklohnarbeiter, Stücklohnarbeiterin |
| Русский | сде́льщик sdélʹščik |
Talk about this word "pieceworker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pieceworker. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. pieceworker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pieceworker "pieceworker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pieceworker.Cite this
@misc{pieceworker_2026,
title = {pieceworker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pieceworker},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
