strādnieks

Etymology
Probably from. It is also possible that it was derived from an older (and still dialectally attested) noun, probably a borrowing from 🇨🇬 dialectal. Originally the meaning of was “one who works well, hard,” and referred mostly to farm work. The current meaning “worker (in general)” started in the mid-19th century, especially in writings published in the newspaper “Peterburgas Avīze.”

Noun

 * 1) (male) worker, workman, laborer a man, person who with his or her work produces something material or cultural
 * 2) (male) worker, workman a man, person who, under a contract of employment, works (e.g., in industry), usually directly in contact with the object being produced
 * 1) (male) worker, workman a man, person who, under a contract of employment, works (e.g., in industry), usually directly in contact with the object being produced
 * 1) (male) worker, workman a man, person who, under a contract of employment, works (e.g., in industry), usually directly in contact with the object being produced
 * 1) (male) worker, workman a man, person who, under a contract of employment, works (e.g., in industry), usually directly in contact with the object being produced
 * 1) (male) worker, workman a man, person who, under a contract of employment, works (e.g., in industry), usually directly in contact with the object being produced