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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
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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
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Recent Examples of workers
That measure, pushed by SEIU-UHW, a labor union representing many of the state’s health care workers, would impose a 5% tax on people with $1 billion or more in assets.
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Boehm began home brewing around 2008, inspired by several co-workers.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Here are the nine humanoid robots at CES 2026 that signaled the transition from experimental machines to practical, deployable co-workers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
As Chicago reflects on positive crime trends and looks ahead to an even better year, let’s salute the contributions of everyone involved, including staff, outreach workers and participants in CVI programs.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
That includes hundreds of workers at the State Pier in New London, which serves as the on-shore staging area for Revolution Wind and a sister project, Sunrise Wind.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
The deal would restore critical services like federal food aid, as well as pay for hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
This bipartisan legislation will finally give us a clear picture of AI’s impact on the workforce—what jobs are being eliminated, which workers are being retrained and where new opportunities are emerging.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Boehm began home brewing around 2008, inspired by several co-workers.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Here are the nine humanoid robots at CES 2026 that signaled the transition from experimental machines to practical, deployable co-workers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
As Chicago reflects on positive crime trends and looks ahead to an even better year, let’s salute the contributions of everyone involved, including staff, outreach workers and participants in CVI programs.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
That includes hundreds of workers at the State Pier in New London, which serves as the on-shore staging area for Revolution Wind and a sister project, Sunrise Wind.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
The deal would restore critical services like federal food aid, as well as pay for hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
This bipartisan legislation will finally give us a clear picture of AI’s impact on the workforce—what jobs are being eliminated, which workers are being retrained and where new opportunities are emerging.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workers
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Mayor Bass also secured 17 positions for supply and maintenance staffing, including heavy-duty mechanics, mechanic helpers, tire repairers, maintenance laborers, toolroom workers, truck operators and more.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Another report from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute estimated that 14% of California’s overall construction workforce is undocumented, including more than one in every four construction laborers.—
Kyung Lah,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Universities have long balked at the idea that their athletes are employees in some way.—
ANDREW DESTIN,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Her family later learned that on April 23, 2021 — the day Parker found his aunt in a bleak mood — Dee had an angry confrontation over financial issues with two employees of the trucking company.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Workers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workers. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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