guest worker

Definition of Guest Worker in English :

1. guest worker, guestworker

a person with temporary permission to work in another country

Example Sentences:
'a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Guest Worker

noun

a foreigner allowed to work temporarily in a country, but without permission to settle

Money sent back from workers in oil-producing countries is sharply reduced as countries need fewer guest workers.

a person who works temporarily or seasonally in a foreign country, typically in a menial or unskilled occupation

n.

A foreigner who is permitted to work in a country on a temporary basis, as for farm labor.