Main Entry: work·er

Pronunciation: \ˈwər-kər\

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 a : one that works especially at manual or industrial labor or with a particular material <a factory worker> —often used in combination b : a member of the working class
2 : any of the sexually underdeveloped and usually sterile members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony