assembly worker

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   A person whose job is to fit manufactured parts together to make a finished product, usually in a factory.

   Grammar: Takes an or the: an assembly worker.

   Patterns

   • an assembly worker at a plant

   My uncle is an assembly worker at a car plant.

   The assembly workers finish about two hundred units each shift.

   She trained as an assembly worker before becoming a supervisor.

Word forms

Common combinations

factory assembly worker

He worked as a factory assembly worker for ten years.

electronics assembly worker

An electronics assembly worker must handle tiny parts.

hire assembly workers

The plant plans to hire fifty assembly workers.

assembly worker shortage

An assembly worker shortage slowed production.

skilled assembly worker

A skilled assembly worker can spot defects at once.

Synonyms and how they differ

line worker

Line worker emphasizes work on a moving production line, while assembly worker focuses on putting parts together.

factory worker

Factory worker is broader and includes people who package or operate machines, not only assemble.

fitter

Fitter is more British and often means someone who installs or adjusts machine parts.

operative

Operative is a formal job title in factories and is used less in daily speech.

Word family

assemble verb

to fit parts together

assembly noun

the process of putting parts together

assembly line noun

a row of workers and machines building a product

assembler noun

a person or machine that assembles

Commonly confused: assembly worker or assemblyman?

Practice

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