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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
Additionally, California could increase its taxable wage base, which limits how much of workers’ salaries employers have to pay taxes on.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The Persian Gulf has become a home to millions of Indian migrant workers, many of whom travel back and forth across the corridor on sub-three-hour flights.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Certain positions would be protected from the cuts, Cassellius said, including classroom teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists and nurses.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The Persian Gulf has become a home to millions of Indian migrant workers, many of whom travel back and forth across the corridor on sub-three-hour flights.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Certain positions would be protected from the cuts, Cassellius said, including classroom teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists and nurses.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for worker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
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No workers for mundane tasks Diez revealed that manufacturers worldwide are struggling to find laborers for highly repetitive physical tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The voices captured on that wall belong not to emperors or senators, but to lovers, laborers, sports fans, and artists who left their marks in a corridor between two theaters, never imagining those marks would still be read 2,000 years later.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those employees, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to fear of retribution, described being asked a wide range of questions about government contracts and campaign donations.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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The new firm, as is being redefined by AI, is a much smaller corpus of full-time employees, because those are the least flexible workers in your talent pool.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Let the skin of an American slave bind the charter of American Liberty!—
Regina E. Mason,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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Launched in 2020 after the 400th anniversary of the first African slaves arriving in Jamestown, Virginia, the decade-long initiative encourages people of African descent to visit or repatriate and reconnect with their heritage and culture.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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