worker
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
workers
plural
workers
Britannica Dictionary definition of WORKER
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1
a
:
a person who does a particular job to earn money
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see also guest worker, social worker
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The company is planning to hire 200 workers.
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The average worker earned $1,000 more this year.
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office/factory/construction/postal workers
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skilled workers
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a migrant worker
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a full-time/part-time worker
b
:
a person who is actively involved in a particular activity
— often used in combination
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aid/rescue/research workers
2
:
a person whose job does not involve managing other people
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If management doesn't make the changes, the workers will go on strike.
3
:
a person who works in a particular way
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They are both hard/fast/good workers.
4
:
a type of bee, ant, etc., that does most of the work in a colony of insects
