emektar
noun C1- Someone who has done a job for a long time, a veteran, an ol' reliable
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: emektarında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: emektarıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Kütüphanenin emektar gece bekçisi Rıza Bey, yılların yorgunluğunu omuzlarında taşımasına rağmen işini büyük bir titizlikle yapardı.
Despite carrying the fatigue of years on his shoulders, the library's veteran night watchman, Mr. Rıza, would do his job with great meticulousness.
Ertesi sabah güneşin ilk ışıklarıyla birlikte, odanın köşesinde mahzun bir şekilde bekleyen emektar tezgahın başına büyük bir heyecanla oturdular.
The next morning, with the first lights of the sun, they sat down with great excitement at the veteran loom waiting sadly in the corner of the room.
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