WORKERS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

workers

noun

plural of worker

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 Passed in the final days of session and signed into law by Lamont earlier this week, the bill was praised as a massive victory for the state’s labor community and has been strongly embraced by unions and workers advocacy groups. —

P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026 Sections of roadwork, albeit with no workers. —

Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 Hersheypark could face disruptions ahead of its busy summer season as union maintenance workers weigh whether to authorize a strike. —

Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 Twelve former government officials from the EEOC and the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs responded with a statement yesterday warning of the risks to workers, employers and the public from abandoning workforce data collection. —

Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 The workers who stand out, Alexander said, will be the ones who know how to use technology thoughtfully while still bringing distinctly human judgment and curiosity to the table. —

Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 May 2026 On a Santa Rosa hillside Friday, workers trimmed tall grass ahead of the windy conditions expected this weekend. —

Da Lin, CBS News, 16 May 2026 Lately, a solid consumer has left retailers confident enough to hire more workers to stock shelves or staff cash registers. —

Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 May 2026 Automating any one of them lets workers devote more time to others or to new tasks altogether. —

Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026

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The region has some of the world’s longest working hours, with laborers there often clocking more than 2,000 hours a year compared to around 1,700 in the US, and close to 1,400 in Germany.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Charlotte doesn’t have nearly enough skilled laborers to meet the demand for future transportation projects, according to a report presented at a City Council committee meeting on Monday.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026