hardworking

adjective

hard·​work·​ing ˈhärd-ˈwər-kiŋ 

: constantly, regularly, or habitually engaged in earnest and energetic work : industrious, diligent

a hardworking young woman

"Our students have to be very hardworking and committed. They put in long hours. …"

—Beth Farbotnik

Examples of hardworking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Have a hardworking Santa in your life? —Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026

Here, acts of mass killing are kept at a strict visual remove, and our attention is focussed on a group of hardworking professionals, desperate to beat the clock and mitigate an impossible situation. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026

Most Americans are good, honest, hardworking Americans who want to make their country a better place. —Tony Dokoupil, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026

Across every one of our 99 counties, our people are hardworking, independent, and strong. —Gov. Kim Reynolds, Des Moines Register, 13 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1685, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hardworking

• networking
• nonworking
• reworking
• woodworking
• clerking
• jerking
• lurking
• shirking
• smirking
• working
• interworking
• metalworking

Kids Definition

hardworking

adjective

hard·​work·​ing -ˈwər-kiŋ 

: industrious, diligent