Arbeitstier

Meaning

1. (neuter, strong) an animal that does labour for people; beast of burden
2. (figuratively, neuter, strong) a person who works exaggeratedly hard
3. (figuratively, neuter, strong) a person who works exaggeratedly hard
4. (figuratively, neuter, strong) a machine, e.g. a car, kept for practical use rather than for leisure or as a status symbol

Concepts

workaholic

beasts of burden

working animals

beast of burden

glutton for work

pack animals

workhorse

plodder

slogger

Synonyms

Arbeitssüchtiger

Zugtier

Workaholic

Arbeitswütiger

Arbeitssüchtige

Packtier

Translations

animal de trabalho

animal de travail

animales de trabajo

animali da lavoro

حيوانات العمل

workaholique

polard

stacanovista

maniaco del lavoro

animali da soma

bestie da soma

animale addestrato

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsˌtiːʁ/

Etymology

Arbeit (“work”) + -s- + Tier (“animal”)