労働者

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 労働者 is read ろうどうしゃ and means a person engaged in labor.
• Basic usage: It is used for factory-worker safety or people participating in railway construction.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Focus compared with 会社員
  • 労働者 focuses on a person's role as a worker, while 会社員(かいしゃいん) focuses on their position as a company employee. Either term can describe the same person depending on the aspect being discussed.