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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
Other Democrats called for raises for all state workers, instead of the 4% raises that are targeted only at corrections officers, state law enforcement officials and firefighters included in the budget.
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Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Health workers separate suspected and confirmed patients and provide supportive care, such as fluids and monitoring.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 2026
It skews female, lower-income, and undertrained — the same workers who already had the least cushion.
—Matt Rosenbaum, Fortune, 29 May 2026
My co-workers know me as the news associate that can fold a serious origami crane.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 29 May 2026
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Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Health workers separate suspected and confirmed patients and provide supportive care, such as fluids and monitoring.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 2026
It skews female, lower-income, and undertrained — the same workers who already had the least cushion.
—Matt Rosenbaum, Fortune, 29 May 2026
My co-workers know me as the news associate that can fold a serious origami crane.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for worker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
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His death comes as scores of Palestinian laborers have been killed or arrested trying to enter Israel, and as violence flares in Gaza and the West Bank despite a fragile ceasefire.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The nine missing people are all employees of the mill.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The union also pointed to data that the state published shortly after adopting telework during the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating how remote work decreased Californian’s emissions and saved state employees’ money.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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This included the establishment of state penal farms on former slave plantations and widespread convict leasing of incarcerated workers’ labor to private companies.—
Julia Bowling,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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Whites transported slaves into this land.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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