1
as in laborers
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 employees
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 workers
The hub employs thousands of workers, has 300 daily flights and sorts more than 400,000 packages an hour.
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Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2025
Liebman says Gen Z and young millennial workers are also returning to the city for proximity to opportunity.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The men who play in the NFL would have something to say to today’s workers about the encroaching techno-supervision.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The new conventional wisdom in Washington is that trade and investment with China enriched and empowered the Communist Party of China at the expense of American workers.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Only 14% of Gen X workers have a traditional pension compared with 56% of boomers, according to the Retirement Income Institute.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Virginia is home to around 320,000 federal workers and hundreds of thousands of federal contractors.
—Margaret Barthel, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Sheinbaum said her plan would take aim at the roots of crime through strategic investments in education, living wages for farm workers, and strengthening rural infrastructure.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Her remains were discovered about 15 miles away a few weeks later by construction workers.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2025
Liebman says Gen Z and young millennial workers are also returning to the city for proximity to opportunity.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The men who play in the NFL would have something to say to today’s workers about the encroaching techno-supervision.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The new conventional wisdom in Washington is that trade and investment with China enriched and empowered the Communist Party of China at the expense of American workers.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Only 14% of Gen X workers have a traditional pension compared with 56% of boomers, according to the Retirement Income Institute.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Virginia is home to around 320,000 federal workers and hundreds of thousands of federal contractors.
—Margaret Barthel, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Sheinbaum said her plan would take aim at the roots of crime through strategic investments in education, living wages for farm workers, and strengthening rural infrastructure.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Her remains were discovered about 15 miles away a few weeks later by construction workers.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workers
Noun
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The moment, captured from inside the house through a window, shows the unsuspecting laborers standing in the trench as the canine drops the toy directly into their workspace.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Tucked into the trees of San Jose’s History Park, the museum is home to historical photos and artifacts that tell the story of early Chinese immigrants who settled in the Santa Clara Valley, working as ranchers, laborers and builders on the Transcontinental Railroad.—
Sophie Luo,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As of December 2019, prior to the pandemic, the company had 798,000 total employees, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Disney Entertainment co-chairs Dana Walden and Alan Bergman and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro sent a memo to company employees Friday morning regarding YouTube TV’s blackout.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Workers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workers. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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