Vocabulario Avanzado para el TOEFL - Vida Profesional y Ocupaciones

to stop a meeting, trial, or game in order to resume it sometime later

aplazar

to meet or bring together a group of people for an official meeting

reunirse

requiring vigorous effort, particularly on a continuous basis

arduo

involving or done by two or more parties working together toward a shared goal

colaborativo, en colaboración, colaborador

extremely tiring, challenging, and demanding strenuous effort and perseverance

agotador

extremely busy and chaotic

agitado

repeatedly starting and stopping, in short, irregular intervals

intermitente

(of work) not requiring special skills, often considered unimportant and poorly paid

de baja categoría

requiring a lot of effort and time

meticuloso

performed alone, without the involvement or companionship of others

solitario

(of a plane, ship, or boat) hired for a special purpose

rentado

a skilled craftsperson who creates objects partly or entirely by hand

artesano

an officer in a court of law whose responsibility is to keep order, watch prisoners, etc.

alguacil

a person whose responsibility is to manage the finances of a school, college, or university

tesorero

an official appointed by a government to represent that government in a foreign city

cónsul

‌a person, especially an official, whose role or job is to kill convicted people as a means of punishment

verdugo

a person whose profession is to kill certain types of animals or insects that are not wanted in a place

exterminador

a person whose job is to find and approach skillful people that fit a specific job and persuade them to take a higher position

cazatalentos

a person whose job or task is to collect money for a charity, cause, or an organization

recaudador de fondos

a person whose job is to train or coach someone important, especially an athlete

entrenador

someone who operates a machine, especially an industrial one

maquinista

a skilled craftsman who works with stone, brick, or concrete to build structures such as walls, buildings, etc.

albañil

a person, particularly a woman, whose occupation is helping a woman during childbirth

comadrón, matrón, partero

someone who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and arranges funerals as their job

director funerario

(in the US) a person who works as the head of an urban police department

superintendente, jefe de policía

an executive officer whose rank is just below the rank of the president of a country and who can act in place of the president in certain cases to fulfill presidential duties

vicepresidente

the minimum number of people that must be present for a meeting to officially begin or for decisions to be made

quórum

an association of people who work in the same industry or have similar goals or interests

gremio

a reduction in one's rank, position, or status, often as a form of punishment

descenso de categoría

a person who works compulsively and finds it hard to stop working to do other things

adicto al trabajo