interjection
thanks for your work; glad you could make it
Casual interjection used to acknowledge someone's effort or presence, often as a greeting after work or upon arrival. Short for お疲れ様(です/でした).
お疲れ、今日も大変だったね。
Thanks for your hard work, today was tough too, huh.
お疲れ、来てくれてありがとう。
Glad you could make it, thanks for coming.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Noun form of 疲れ with the polite prefix お; used in expressions like お疲れが出る (to feel tired after an event). Less common than the interjection sense.
See also: 疲れ (つかれ)
旅行の後でお疲れが出た。
I felt tired after the trip.