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guest worker
(guest work¦er)
noun
English term for
Gastarbeiter
.
Origin:
1960s
: translation of the German
Nearby Words
guerrilla theater
guess
guesstimate
guesswork
guest
guest beer
guest house
guest list
guest rope
guest worker
guestbook
gueuze
Guevara, Che
guff
guffaw
Guggenheim, Meyer
guggul
GUI
Guiana