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guest worker
n.
A foreigner who is permitted to work in a country on a temporary basis, as for farm labor.
[Translation of German Gastarbeiter; see Gastarbeiter.]
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Noun1.guest worker - a person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists"
guestworker
working man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
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