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Worker

/ˈwɜː.kə/

A person who performs labor for a living, especially manual labor.

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📖 Definitions of "Worker"

noun

1
A person who performs labor for a living, especially manual labor.
2
A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
3
A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.
"This FTP client spawns a separate worker for each file to be uploaded."

🔄 Synonyms of "Worker"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
actornoun	A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
proletariannoun	A member of the proletariat.
doernoun	Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.
prolenoun	(informal) A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.

↔️ Antonyms of "Worker"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
nonworkernoun	One who does not work.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Worker"

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Word	Definition
doernoun	Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.
proletariannoun	A member of the proletariat.
prolenoun	(informal) A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
actornoun	A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
labourernoun	British standard spelling of laborer.
laborernoun	One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.
journeymannoun	A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.
workmannoun	A man who labours for wages.
staffernoun	A member of a staff; an employee.
clerknoun	One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
employeenoun	A person who provides labor to a company or another person.
homeworkernoun	A person who works from home.
labornoun	(Australian politics, informal) The Australian Labor Party.
personnelnoun	Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.
worksnoun	(with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.
officernoun	One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
industrialnoun	(business) An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.
workforcenoun	The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
attendantnoun	One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
worknoun	(uncountable) Employment.