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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
Elamaram Kareem, general secretary, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), said that nearly 80 percent of workers in the region are employed on contract terms and should have better access to wage revisions, medical benefits, and social security protections.
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Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Javadi isn’t the only one who can read her co-workers for absolute filth.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
The proposal for the India commission followed a February 2025 trade visit by Lamont to the country, which currently stands as the world’s fastest growing major economy and a key source of students and H-1B workers in Connecticut.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, knowledge workers were a bit more optimistic about their job security; 39% of these specialized finance and insurance workers, 35% of health care and social assistance employees, and 32% of technology services staffers strongly agreed their jobs were safe from being cut last year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Javadi isn’t the only one who can read her co-workers for absolute filth.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
The proposal for the India commission followed a February 2025 trade visit by Lamont to the country, which currently stands as the world’s fastest growing major economy and a key source of students and H-1B workers in Connecticut.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, knowledge workers were a bit more optimistic about their job security; 39% of these specialized finance and insurance workers, 35% of health care and social assistance employees, and 32% of technology services staffers strongly agreed their jobs were safe from being cut last year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
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Last January, a three-day raid in Kern County where undocumented laborers were arrested set off panic in the Central Valley and other farming regions with large immigrant workforces.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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As the sweep unfolded, dozens of laborers moved methodically through the forest’s steep and muddy terrain.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The cuts are required because of employee pay raises, including 23% hikes over three years that were awarded to most workers in 2023, and relatively sluggish growth in city revenue.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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In addition to just being able to identify your luggage to an airline employee, photos also provide peace of mind and evidence for insurance purposes, should anything happen to your bag and what’s inside it.—
Bailey Berg,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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During the colonial era, slaves were forcibly baptized here before being sold.—
Mathew Schmalz,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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The fears of robot uprising, from his perspective, are essentially the fears of slave revolt, of the working class seizing the means of production.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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