Synonyms of workers

workers

noun

plural of worker

1

as in laborers

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 & Similar Words

• laborers
• slaves
• toilers
• peons
• foot soldiers
• grubs
• pluggers
• grubbers
• grunts
• drones
• drudges
• drudgers
• sloggers
• dogsbodies
• serfs
• workhorses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shirkers
• idlers
• slugs
• loafers
• sluggards
• goldbricks
• lazybones
• slouches

2

as in employees

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 & Similar Words

• employees
• laborers
• assistants
• colleagues
• jobholders
• hirelings
• hands
• associates
• subordinates
• retainers
• toilers
• underlings
• workingmen
• cogs
• workmen
• coworkers
• wage earners
• wageworkers
• navvies
• yes-men
• grubs
• workwomen
• workingwomen
• gandy dancers
• flunkies
• wage slaves
• jobbers
• drudges
• hacks
• temporaries
• temps
• nine-to-fivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employers
• supervisors
• bosses
• superiors
• gaffers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of workers

In impoverished Nepal, where a conservative culture leaves openly transgender people with few legal job options, the impact on aid workers’ lives was particularly crushing. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

After 60 years, the resulting dataset, which covers tens of millions of American workers and has allowed researchers and regulators to examine workplace representation over decades, may now be coming to an end. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The suit also contends that the defendants directed workers to use the elevator despite the hazards and failed to follow OSHA safety standards. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Charlotte added corner parking restrictions in several spots in November to improve visibility and asked Northwood Ravin to remind workers not to block driveways. — Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

The average Social Security check for retired workers who wait to claim until age 70 is approximately $3,131 per month, according to the SSA. — Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 22 July 2026

The Army employee says that the Army has been pushing its workers to lean into using generative AI. — ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

The City of Hurst asked residents to conserve water Wednesday morning while workers repaired a water main. — Mary Ella Hastings updated July 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

The robot’s success rate at a self-tapping nut loading station has reached 98 percent, reducing the gap with human workers’ qualification rate to just one percentage point. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026