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Definition of worker

worker

/ˈwɜːrkər/
work · er

Plural:workers
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• noun

1

A person who performs labor or services for an employer, often in a specific industry, trade, or profession.

Example

"The manufacturing plant implemented new safety protocols to protect its workers from industrial accidents."


2

An individual who applies immense effort, diligence, or hard work to a task or objective.

Example

"She has always been an incredibly hard worker, staying late at the laboratory to ensure her experiments were completed successfully."


3

A sterile or sexually underdeveloped female in a colony of social insects, such as bees, ants, or termites, that performs the primary labor of the colony.

Example

"The worker bees tirelessly forage for nectar and pollen to sustain the entire hive."

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Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English 'werkere' and Old English 'weorcer', equivalent to 'work' + the agent suffix '-er'.

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