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office worker

[/ˈɔːfɪs ˈwɜːrkər/]
nounpl: office workers
funcionário de escritório / trabalhador de escritório
1. A person employed to work in an office, typically performing administrative, clerical, or professional tasks
She is an office worker who manages customer accounts.
Ela é uma funcionária de escritório que gerencia contas de clientes.
2. An employee engaged in non-manual work in a business or organizational setting
Most office workers spend their day at a desk using computers.
A maioria dos funcionários de escritório passa o dia na mesa usando computadores.
NYC Slang
cubicle jockey / desk jockey
Synonyms
clerkadministratoroffice employeedesk workerwhite-collar worker
Antonyms
manual laborerfield workerblue-collar worker

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
funcionário de escritório / trabalhador de escritório
Standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
funcionário de escritório / office boy (for junior positions)
Common in business contexts
Rio de Janeiro
funcionário de escritório
Standard usage
Portugal
empregado de escritório / trabalhador de escritório
More formal usage; 'empregado' is commonly used

Related Idioms & Phrases

9-to-5 worker
stuck behind a desk
chained to the desk
office rat
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