Work & Careers

crew B2

/kɹu/ The people who work together to operate a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle. M S

gang B2

/ˈɡæŋ/ An organized group of criminals. M S

pa B2

/pɑː/ Father; dad. M S

mason B2

/ˈmeɪsən/ a craftsman who works with stone or brick M S

miller B2

/ˈmɪlər/ a person who owns or operates a mill, especially one that grinds grain into flour M S

cooper B2

/ˈkupɚ/ a craftsperson who makes or repairs wooden barrels, casks, buckets, and similar vessels M S

personnel B2

/pɝ.səˈnɛl/ The people who work for an organization or in the armed forces. M S

embassy B2

/ˈɛmbəsi/ The official building where a country's representatives work in a foreign country. M S

cooperate B2

/koʊˈɑ.pəˌɹeɪt/ To work together with others toward a shared goal. M S

retirement B2

/riːˈtaɪɝmənt/ The period of life after you stop working permanently. M S

convention B2

/kənˈvɛnʃən/ A way of behaving or doing things that most people in a group accept as normal. M S

supervisor B2

/ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/ A person whose job is to oversee and direct the work of others. M S

resume B2

/ɹɪˈzjuːm/ To start something again after stopping or pausing. M S

nursing B2

/ˈnɝsɪŋ/ The job or skill of caring for sick or injured people as a nurse. M S

overtime B2

/ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/ Time worked beyond one's normal working hours. M S

dental B2

/ˈdɛn.təl/ Relating to the teeth. M S

funding B2

/ˈfʌndɪŋ/ Money provided for a particular purpose or project. M S

cripple B2

/ˈkɹɪp(ə)l/ To seriously damage something so that it can no longer work properly. M S

ax B2

/æks/ A tool with a heavy metal blade on a handle, used for cutting wood. M S

cooperative B2

/kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/ Willing to work with others and be helpful. M S

journalism B2

/ˈd͡ʒɝnl̩ˌɪzəm/ The work of collecting, writing, and reporting news for newspapers, TV, or the internet. M S

offshore B2

/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/ Located in the sea, away from the coast. M S

placement B2

/ˈpleːsmənt/ The act of putting something in a particular place; its position. M S

collier B2

/ˈkɑliɚ/ someone who works in a coal mine M S

electrician B2

/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/ A worker who installs, repairs, and maintains electrical wiring and equipment. M S

ringer B2

/ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ a person who rings a bell, especially a church or public bell M S

redundant B2

/ɹɪˈdɐn.dənt/ No longer needed or useful; more than is necessary. M S

advancement B2

/ædˈvæns.mənt/ Progress or development in knowledge, skill, or a field of work. M S

grocer B2

/ˈɡroʊ.sɚ/ a person who owns or works in a shop that sells food and everyday household supplies M S

compute B2

/kəmˈpjut/ to work something out using numbers or a computer; to calculate M S

locksmith B2

/ˈlɑksmɪθ/ a person whose job is to make, fit, open, or repair locks and keys M S

feller B2

/ˈfɛlɚ/ a person whose work is cutting down trees M S

clerical B2

/ˈklɛrəkəl/ Relating to office work such as keeping records and files. M S

workforce B2

/ˈwɝk.foɹs/ All the people who work for a company or on a project. M S

hatter B2

/ˈhætɚ/ a person who makes, sells, or repairs hats M S

craftsman B2

/ˈkɹæftsmən/ A worker who is highly skilled at a trade, especially one done by hand. M S

masseur B2

/məˈsʊɹ/ A man whose job is to give massages. M S

deduce B2

/dɪˈdʒuːs/ To work something out by reasoning from the facts you have. M S

economist B2

/iˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/ An expert in economics who studies how money, trade, and industry work. M S

workman B2

/ˈwɝkmən/ A man who does physical or manual work for pay. M S

beater B2

/ˈbiː.tər/ a person employed during a hunt to drive birds or other game out of cover toward the hunters M S

numerical B2

/n(j)uˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/ Shown or measured using numbers. M S

forestry B2

/ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/ The science and work of planting and looking after forests. M S

unsatisfactory B2

/ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ Not good enough; not meeting the required standard M S

prospector B2

/prəˈspek.tɚ/ a person who searches an area for valuable minerals, oil, or other natural resources M S

ferryman B2

/ˈfɛriˌmæn/ a man who operates a ferry or carries passengers across water by boat M S

saleswoman B2

/ˈseɪlzˌwʊmən/ A woman whose job is to sell things, in a shop or by visiting customers. M S

woodcutter B2

/ˈwʊdˌkʌtər/ a person whose work is cutting down trees or cutting timber into firewood M S

sorter B2

/ˈsɔrtɚ/ a person whose job is to separate or arrange items into groups or classes M S

balky B2

/ˈbɔki/ Refusing to move, work, or cooperate. M S

wage-earner B2

/ˈweɪdʒˌɝː.nɚ/ a person who works in return for wages or a salary, especially as distinguished from an employer or someone living on investments M S

tradesperson B2

/ˈtreɪdzˌpɝsən/ a skilled manual worker in a particular trade or craft M S

flail B2

/fleɪl/ to wave or swing the arms or legs about wildly and uncontrollably M S

mender B2

/ˈmɛndər/ a person who repairs something M S

day laborer B2

/ˈdeɪ ˌleɪ.bɚ.ɚ/ a worker hired and paid by the day, especially for temporary or unskilled manual work M S