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
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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
American families, American workers, and foreign policy restraint will be the guiding principles to understand what a JD Vance presidency will look like in the post-Trump world.
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Frank Devito, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
He was instructed to follow up with his primary care doctor and to see a social worker five days later, according to the lawsuit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
That means the average nonfarm business worker is seeing an increasingly small slice of an economy that has largely boomed over the last 15 years.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Such incidents are alarming to hospital workers.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Frank Devito, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
He was instructed to follow up with his primary care doctor and to see a social worker five days later, according to the lawsuit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
That means the average nonfarm business worker is seeing an increasingly small slice of an economy that has largely boomed over the last 15 years.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Such incidents are alarming to hospital workers.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
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The trade was halted, and ships carrying Polynesian laborers were ordered back.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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We’re told that golf balls fished out of a pond are worth more than these laborers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, in which former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick faces a major snub, and Virginia Commonwealth University fires an employee after ICE videos.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In an environment where most employees already lack the time or energy to do their jobs, treating responsiveness as a core leadership trait doesn’t create momentum.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Michigan's first African American congregation was founded by 13 former slaves in 1836 at the Second Baptist Church in Detroit.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Rusting chains rising from a concrete slab in the grass here tell the tale—from 1833 to 1863, this was the location of one of the largest slave markets in the United States.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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