telecommuter

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US/ˈtɛləkəˌmjutəɹ/

noun

Someone who telecommutes, using a computer connected to an employer's network or via the Internet.

OriginEnglish commuter ← Latin commūtō ← Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- →
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Meanings

nountelecommuter (plural telecommuters)

plural telecommuters

  1. computingSomeone who telecommutes, using a computer connected to an employer's network or via the Internet.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
teleworker

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  6. Proto-Italic*kom
  7. Proto-Italic*kom-
  8. Latincon-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  11. Latinmūtō
  12. Latincommūtō
  13. Englishcommute
  14. Englishcommuter
  15. Englishtelecommuter

From tele- + commuter.

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Translations

French télétravailleur, télétravailleuse
  • télétravailleursomeone who telecommutes
  • télétravailleusesomeone who telecommutes
Polish telepracownik, telepracowniczka
  • telepracowniksomeone who telecommutes
  • telepracowniczkasomeone who telecommutes
Russian удалёнщик
  • удалёнщик (udaljónščik)someone who telecommutes
Cite this entry
APA

telecommuter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecommuter

MLA

“telecommuter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecommuter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telecommuter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecommuter.

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