plural workers
1
a
: a person who does a particular job to earn money
The company is planning to hire 200 workers.
The average worker earned $1,000 more this year.
office/factory/construction/postal workers
skilled workers
a migrant worker
a full-time/part-time worker
b
: a person who is actively involved in a particular activity
—often used in combination
aid/rescue/research workers
2
: a person whose job does not involve managing other people
If management doesn't make the changes, the workers will go on strike.
3
: a person who works in a particular way
They are both hard/fast/good workers.
4
: a type of bee, ant, etc., that does most of the work in a colony of insects
worker bees
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/worker. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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