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work·er
 worker
- pronunciation:
- wuhr
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 r
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one who engages in work or who is employed at a job.
The child is a hard worker and her homework is always perfect.The workers take a break at ten.- antonyms:
- idler
- similar words:
- employee, laborer, operative
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| definition 2: |
someone who is occupied in a particular job or field, esp. a laborer.
The mine workers went on strike.- similar words:
- hand, laborer
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| definition 3: |
an infertile female member of one of the groups of social insects, such as the ant, bee, or termite.
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| related words: |
actor, agent, clerk, help, labor, laborer, nurse, office |
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