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

For example, an investor could search for cities in the Sunbelt, the Midwest or specialized college towns experiencing steady inbound migration of young professionals and hybrid workers. — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

According to new Gallup polling, 27% of US workers worry that technology will render their jobs obsolete, a new high. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

But state and county tax revenue would plummet further should Paramount dispatch hundreds of its workers to Tennessee or some other state, Klowden said. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Blue-collar Ho-seok (Sul), a man traumatized by losing his factory job after a workers’ strike, lives a quiet life with his determinedly optimistic wife, Mi-ok (Jeon). — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

The authors analyzed over a decade of data from national surveys and compared reports from workers in jobs that can be done remotely, such as marketing, and jobs that require in-person work, such as surgery. — Cordilia James, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Hevia said all other workers at the construction site were accounted for. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

The three construction workers were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and were in stable condition. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026