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: 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
Examples of worker in a Sentence
The company is planning to hire 200 workers.
The average worker earned $1,000 more this year.
If management doesn't make the changes, the workers will go on strike.
They are both hard workers.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 10 May 2025
On average, a college graduate earns $32,000 more in a year than a worker with only a high school diploma, according to a new report from Federal Reserve economists.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Local Ocean Rescue workers appeared moments later and began CPR before the San Francisco Fire Department and Fire Paramedics arrived and began administering advanced life support measures.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 10 May 2025
The dorm rooms are lined with lockers and bunk beds, which workers decorate with colorful blankets.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for worker
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worker. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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worker
noun
work·er
ˈwər-kər 
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: one that works
b
: a member of the working class
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: one of the members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that are only partially developed sexually and that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony
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