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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
Weyland-Yutani is a sort of extreme example of what economists call a monopsony — when one employer dominates a labor market and gains power to underpay and mistreat workers.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 19 June 2026
Social media and gig platforms currently force workers into repetitive—sometimes risky—identity verification processes because trust is not portable across services.
—Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Some 650 sanitation workers were assigned to clean up what could be tens of thousands of pounds of debris, if recent history is any guide.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
That’s a loss of 301,049 workers.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 19 June 2026
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 19 June 2026
Social media and gig platforms currently force workers into repetitive—sometimes risky—identity verification processes because trust is not portable across services.
—Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Some 650 sanitation workers were assigned to clean up what could be tens of thousands of pounds of debris, if recent history is any guide.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
That’s a loss of 301,049 workers.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
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For American diners of diverse backgrounds, chop suey struck an enticing balance between novelty and decipherability, which propelled it to national popularity even as the US government moved to exclude Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1882.—
Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
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Filipino laborers came to Mexico via colonialism, and adapted and adopted champoy with spices and chilies from Mexico to become chamoy.—
Stephanie Shih
June 17,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Other people may have been exposed at nearby health facilities, which are contacting their patients and employees directly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Human resources specialists These workers oversee hiring, orientation and ongoing support for employees, handling recruitment, benefits and workplace concerns.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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Haiti is the world’s first Black independent republic after African slaves defeated Napoleon’s army and broke the shackles of slavery.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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