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as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
a champion of the rights of the farm workers who pick the nation's fruits and vegetables
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as in employee
one who works for another for wages or a salary
a factory owner who is known for his fair and generous treatment of his workers
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Recent Examples of worker
On Monday, about 150 workers, labor leaders, Democratic party officials and loyal donors gathered at private tables reserved in the back of Wally’s Wine & Spirits in Santa Monica to launch a new effort to raise the minimum hourly wage in L.A. County to $25 — or higher.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Food worker with discharge from eyes, nose and/or throat.
—Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2025
Two Israeli embassy workers in Washington, DC, were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in late May, and an arsonist set the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion on fire on the first night of Passover because of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s views on the war in Gaza, according to search warrants.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Tia Carrere, who voiced Nani in the original, appears in the new film as the social worker Mrs. Kekoa.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Food worker with discharge from eyes, nose and/or throat.
—Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2025
Two Israeli embassy workers in Washington, DC, were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in late May, and an arsonist set the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion on fire on the first night of Passover because of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s views on the war in Gaza, according to search warrants.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Tia Carrere, who voiced Nani in the original, appears in the new film as the social worker Mrs. Kekoa.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
Noun
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One was a White farmer, while the others were Black laborers or security workers, police said.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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Consider android laborers harvesting crops at night while humans engage in creative endeavors by day.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Any organization with 75 or more employees in the region is eligible to compete for a Top Workplaces award.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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In November, a 12-person jury unanimously found Royal Bengal’s former president guilty of conspiring with other employees, wire fraud and money laundering.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
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One vessel was renamed the USS Robert Smalls after a former slave who aided the Union in the Civil War, and the other was restyled the USNS Marie Tharp in honor of a ground-breaking oceanographic cartographer, according to the New York Times.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Canadians are the people who really fought and helped escaped slaves, remember the Underground Railroad went to Canada.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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