đầu nậu

Thân thiện

Công trường xây dựng có một đầu nậu thuê mướn và quản lý công nhân.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Labour leader; gangmaster; head labourer: A person who organizes, manages, and recruits a group of workers, typically for manual, temporary, or seasonal labor. The term carries a colloquial and somewhat regional flavor.
   • Boss; ringleader: Can be used more broadly to refer to the leader or chief of a group, often in informal or unofficial contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ta là đầu nậu của một nhóm thợ xây. (He is the labour leader of a group of construction workers.)
  • Đầu nậu này chuyên cung cấp nhân công cho các vụ thu hoạch. (This gangmaster specializes in providing laborers for harvests.)
  • Cảnh sát đang truy tìm đầu nậu của đường dây buôn lậu. (The police are hunting for the ringleader of the smuggling ring.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a middleman role, connecting workers with employers, and can sometimes carry a neutral or slightly negative connotation depending on context, suggesting exploitation or informal, cash-based arrangements.

Variants and Related Words

• Cai (n): Foreman, overseer. A more standard term for a person who supervises workers.
• Chủ thầu (n): Contractor. A more formal term for a person or company hired to perform a job.

Synonyms

• Labour contractor: A person who supplies workers.
• Foreman: A supervisor of workers.
• Ringleader: The leader of an often illicit group.

Related Idioms

• While no common idioms use directly, the concept is related to phrases about labor and leadership:
  • Làm thuê: to work as hired labor.
  • Cung cấp nhân công: to supply manpower.

Học thuật

1. (địa phương) (như) cai đầu
2. (cũ) Labour leader