Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
dictionary thesaurus view recents

outworker

noun
Save Word
out·​work·​er | \ ˈau̇t-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce outworker (audio) \

Definition of outworker

chiefly British
: a person who works at home for a business firm

First Known Use of outworker

1894, in the meaning defined above

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about outworker

Time Traveler for outworker

Time Traveler

The first known use of outworker was in 1894

See more words from the same year

Statistics for outworker

Cite this Entry

“Outworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outworker. Accessed 30 May. 2020.

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for outworker

outworker

noun
How to pronounce outworker (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of outworker

British : a person who does work for a business, company, etc., at home

See the full definition for outworker in the English Language Learners Dictionary

More from Merriam-Webster on outworker

Rhyming Dictionary: Words that rhyme with outworker

Comments on outworker

What made you want to look up outworker? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

gamut

Listen to the pronunciation of gamut

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

May 2020 Words of the Day Quiz

  • a blooming wisteria tree
  • Which is a synonym of exiguous?
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Bee Cubed

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games