26984 words

worker

8 definitions • 26 examples
1
someone who works in a particular job or in a particular way:
2
someone who works for a company or organization but does not have a powerful position:

Examples:

Many companies still treat their management staff better than their workers.
3
members of the working class (= a social group that consists of people who own little or no property and who have to work, usually doing physical work, to get money):

Examples:

He preached to anyone who would listen that the workers of the world were being abused by the wealthy.
4
in bees and some other types of insects, a female that cannot produce young but collects food for the other insects:

Examples:

Some workers gather pollen and nectar. Others make honey and guard the hive.
worker bee Worker bees gather both pollen and nectar from flowers to feed to the larvae and other members of the colony.
In late July all the female worker wasps - the only ones that sting - are out feeding on nectar and other insects.
5
a person who is paid for using effort to do something:

Examples:

6
a person who works for a company or organization:

Examples:

Some of the region's employers have developed shortages of high-tech workers.
Employers will require more money if they are to retrain older workers.
a skilled/unskilled/semi-skilled worker
a temporary/full-time/part-time worker
blue-collar/white-collar/pink-collar workers
low-paid/low-skilled/low-wage workers
private-sector/public-sector workers
a contract/freelance/self-employed worker
a key/core worker
7
a person who works in a particular way:

Examples:

a good/hard/lazy worker Employers realize they must compete for good workers.
8
used to refer to all the people within a company or organization who do ordinary jobs, rather than the managers:

Examples:

Lawyers for the workers say that companies are denying claims that they should have paid.
Union officials were called in by the workers when they did not receive annualized payments for overtime.

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