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as in laborer
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 employee
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 worker
Wednesday’s speech comes as Trump approaches his 100th day in office — a milestone marked by crashing global stock markets, massive protests across the country, sweeping cuts to federal spending and mass firings of federal workers.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
The tens of thousands of federal workers who have been cut from their jobs are not the only ones dealing with financial uncertainty.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
The official number of workers in China’s cities last year was 473.45 million.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
The union’s current contract, approved later that year, left many workers grumbling.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
The tens of thousands of federal workers who have been cut from their jobs are not the only ones dealing with financial uncertainty.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
The official number of workers in China’s cities last year was 473.45 million.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
The union’s current contract, approved later that year, left many workers grumbling.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
Noun
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Engels wrote about the emergence of this group of laborers in his 1845 book, The Condition of the Working Class in England.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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Some came as agricultural, mining or railway laborers; others served in the British administration or in the Brigade of Gorkhas, an organization in the British Army made up of people from Nepal.—
Emily Fishbein, Hpan Ja Brang,
The Dial,
17 Apr. 2025
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Such understanding needs to be there for employees with and without children.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Sikes is survived by his wife, Amber, who is also an employee of the sheriff’s office in Columbia County, Georgia.—
Jason Volack,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2025
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At Princeton, for example, the first nine presidents owned slaves.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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In fact, there were a number of indications that the flies, while largely driven by stereotypical responses to specific stimuli, weren't entirely slaves to instinct.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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