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

Over the past year, about 1 million workers have thrown in the towel. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 July 2026

Training will also need to operate alongside income support and other protections for workers who cannot make an immediate transition. — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation found that workers were installing underground tanks. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Fellow union workers represented by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 are not on strike but have refused to cross the picket line. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

In March, Jamaica ended its 50-year medical cooperation agreement with Cuba, affecting nearly 300 healthcare workers. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

There are more than 70 cardrooms across California employing about 20,000 workers, according to the California Gaming Assn. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees across its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers represented by Communications Workers of America. — Matt Minton, Variety, 8 July 2026