Definition of hardworking
: industrious, diligent
- a hardworking young woman
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The small successes of a hardworking postwoman who fosters her wrecked family’s children, or of a recovering drunk who defies the mini-bar, appear heroic amid the general failure.
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Sitting at a picnic table with her sister and daughter, Anderson remembered her son as a good man who was funny, hardworking and cared for his family more than anything.
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Giuseppe was a hardworking man, an excellent provider and very devoted to his wife and family.
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The hardworking Kansas City, Missouri, native takes this latest success in stride.
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Tressel praised Gonzalez as honest and hardworking and worthy of support.
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Those black women under her command won’t have the same opportunities as a white man or a white woman under the same command—even if the black women are as smart, talented and hardworking as their white counterparts.
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At his memorial service earlier this week, the 94-year-old electrician was called proud, hardworking and honest.
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Most of all, Jerzy will be remembered as a selfless and hardworking father who was devoted to his family and to his community.
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First Known Use of hardworking
1772
HARDWORKING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of hardworking for English Language Learners
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: using a lot of time and energy to do work
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