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

The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

The idea is for tech workers to live and work in the same building. — John Ramos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit alleged that county social workers failed to properly investigate reports of abuse, while teachers at Pacific Coast Academy failed to report Arabella’s poor health. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

According to the brand, the sparkling vinegar tonic is inspired by the switchels and shrubs made by Barbadian field workers in the 1600s. — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

The teams will be composed of workers trained in de-escalation, crisis intervention, mental health, and in first aid like CPR and Narcan administration, the CTA’s Chief Innovation Officer Molly Poppe told CTA board members Wednesday. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Aid agencies say mistrust, misinformation about Ebola, and resistance to restrictions on traditional burial practices have fueled hostility toward health workers and complicated efforts to contain the outbreak. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Search and rescue efforts included nearby residents, emergency services, healthcare workers, security personnel and an expert team from the local disaster prevention office, per the BBC. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026