worker

1 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 of worker dogsbody [chiefly British], drone, drudge, drudger, fag, foot soldier, grub, grubber, grunt, laborer, peon, plugger, slavey, slogger, toiler, slaveWords Related to worker workhorse; coolie, serfNear Antonyms of worker goldbrick, shirker; drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, sluggard

2 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 of worker hand, hireling, jobholder, retainer, employeeWords Related to worker assistant, cog, flunky (also flunkey or flunkie), subordinate, underling, yes-man; drudge, gandy dancer, grub, hack, jobber, laborer, navvy [chiefly British], toiler; nine-to-fiver, wage earner, wage slave, wageworker, workingman, workingwoman, workman, workwoman; associate, colleague, coworker; temp, temporaryNear Antonyms of worker boss, superior, supervisorAntonyms of worker employer, gaffer [British]