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

As emeritus astronauts, Wiseman and Glover will donate their time to train and mentor NASA workers and share their knowledge for future moon missions. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

As Jacob Coxon prepared to exit AI company Anthropic on Tuesday, the researcher issued a warning to his co-workers. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

El Segundo offices often started as outposts, but many have become bigger than downtown counterparts as workers have fled downtown, said Jason Fine, a real estate broker at JLL. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

But Kenya risks blurring that argument with a broader political message that foreigners are responsible for the pressures facing local workers. — Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The state of New Jersey previously sued Amazon in October 2025, alleging widespread discrimination against pregnant workers and employees with disabilities. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

The collaboration will also look at ways to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services for workers and the surrounding communities. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

With her father and sister safe in Venezuela, her concern shifted to overwhelmed and underresourced medical workers, and the patients who badly needed their help. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Dutch Bros, known for its coffee, drive or walk-up service and workers called broistas, is continuing its expansion in September, this time in four states. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026