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Definition of worker
1a : one that works especially at manual or industrial labor or with a particular material a factory worker —often used in combinationb : 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
From the M-W Editors
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.
Recent Examples of worker from the Web
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Although China and Bhutan have been negotiating the precise border for decades without serious incident, the tiny Himalayan kingdom sought help this time from its longtime ally, India, which sent troops onto the plateau to stop the Chinese workers.
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A 35-year-old Huntsville man is one of two suspects accused in an early-morning gas station holdup in which a worker was pistol whipped.
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There are some 50,000-60,000 North Korean workers abroad, mostly in Russia and China, South Korea's spy service has said, including at about 130 restaurants North Korea operates overseas.
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Just hours after the fair ended its 26-day run, hundreds of workers with trucks, vans and dollies were swarming the seaside fairgrounds packing up equipment and heading for their next stop on the summer fair circuit.
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As workers saw it, Davis would rather absorb extras than sell out.
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AngloGold Ashanti, a gold-mining giant, last week announced plans to lay off 8,500 workers, a third of its South African workforce, at mines that are now deemed unprofitable.
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Heads-up Protective netting extends all the way to the foul poles and workers blow whistles when a foul ball enters a section.
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Workers say these deadlines are typically linked to financial bonuses.
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First Known Use of worker
14th century
WORKER Defined for English Language Learners
worker
playDefinition of worker for English Language Learners
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: a person who does a particular job to earn money
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: a person who is actively involved in a particular activity
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: a person whose job does not involve managing other people
WORKER Defined for Kids
worker
playDefinition of worker for Students
1 : a person who works cafeteria workers He's a good worker.
2 : one of the members of a colony of bees, ants, wasps, or termites that do most of the work of the colony
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