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
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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
Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.
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Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
In Kharkiv, in Ukraine's northeast, emergency workers were combing the rubble, looking for survivors.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
While the project employed 6,000 workers, funding ran out within three years as local critics began raising concerns about the disruption to Florida’s aquifer and waterways.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Steps from the Capitol’s West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Family members, friends and health care workers have all said something at this point.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Rattlesnake Saloon Tuscumbia During the construction of this one-of-a-kind bar, restaurant, and music venue, workers unearthed a rattlesnake den, mother and twelve babies included, and the name wrote itself.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
McCall, in his statement, said Congress needs to better support American workers.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
If at work, co-workers will be supportive.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
In Kharkiv, in Ukraine's northeast, emergency workers were combing the rubble, looking for survivors.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
While the project employed 6,000 workers, funding ran out within three years as local critics began raising concerns about the disruption to Florida’s aquifer and waterways.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Steps from the Capitol’s West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Family members, friends and health care workers have all said something at this point.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Rattlesnake Saloon Tuscumbia During the construction of this one-of-a-kind bar, restaurant, and music venue, workers unearthed a rattlesnake den, mother and twelve babies included, and the name wrote itself.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
McCall, in his statement, said Congress needs to better support American workers.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
If at work, co-workers will be supportive.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workers
Noun
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No workers for mundane tasks Diez revealed that manufacturers worldwide are struggling to find laborers for highly repetitive physical tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The voices captured on that wall belong not to emperors or senators, but to lovers, laborers, sports fans, and artists who left their marks in a corridor between two theaters, never imagining those marks would still be read 2,000 years later.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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What mattered to Anthropic was a guarantee that Claude would have nothing to do with the analysis of bulk data collected domestically, an issue especially salient to its employees in the context of ongoing ICE raids.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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But the fact that employees still showed up, including without pay during last year’s federal government shutdown, demonstrates their commitment to keeping the beloved parks flourishing.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Workers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workers. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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