Synonyms of worker

worker

noun

ˈwər-kər 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laborer
• slave
• toiler
• peon
• foot soldier
• plugger
• grunt
• dogsbody
• drone
• grubber
• drudge
• grub
• drudger
• slogger
• serf
• workhorse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shirker
• idler
• slug
• loafer
• sluggard
• slouch
• goldbrick
• lazybones

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employee
• laborer
• assistant
• colleague
• hireling
• jobholder
• associate
• retainer
• hand
• subordinate
• workman
• underling
• toiler
• workingman
• flunky
• cog
• jobber
• coworker
• navvy
• drudge
• hack
• wage earner
• yes-man
• workingwoman
• grub
• workwoman
• temporary
• wage slave
• gandy dancer
• wageworker
• temp
• nine-to-fiver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employer
• supervisor
• boss
• gaffer
• superior

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of worker

Remembering The ‘Why’ As another one of my junior co-workers pointed out, the real world works differently than school. — Neda Nia, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

In Bandar Abbas, the effects are spreading through nearly every layer of the economy, from ships and dock workers to customs-clearing companies and shopkeepers. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

These actions were targeted based on people’s skin color and their jobs — construction workers, landscapers, street vendors and day laborers. — Jesus Chuy Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Traditional systems, often decades old, force workers to export data to spreadsheets—90 of them, in one case Lenihan cited. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing worker

• sex worker