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

Conflict-of-interest rules may bar some workers and their families from holding certain stocks; the Treasury has moved to ban ESG funds from accounts, but there’s no way for people to keep certain stocks out of their kids’ accounts. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

His father, Amin Mia, 26, said no health workers came to their remote village in Sylhet to offer vaccinations in time. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Chips could be destroyed by even a speck of dust, so factories became impregnable clean rooms, their workers clad in bunny suits. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

In declarations filed with the case, the cities said they had been forced to respond by training poll workers about voter intimidation, conducting outreach to the public and other actions. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Those who could passed the task on to domestic workers or commercial laundries. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 19 Oct. 2026

The unrest began as a student protest for better conditions and has expanded to include public-sector workers protesting high energy prices, the rising cost of living and social inequality. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

By 7pm, the Best of Beauty Live workers had to convince attendees to leave the floor. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

At least six families said health workers visited only after a child had died from measles in their community. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026