worker

Noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

One of the neuter, or sterile, individuals of the social ants, bees, and white ants. The workers are generally females having the sexual organs imperfectly developed. See Ant, and White ant, under White.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

laborer labourer carpenter mason joiner artificer bee workman drudge hand man help driver labour actor

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Antonyms

queen emmet comptroller counteraction foreman loafer

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Hypernyms

individual person soul insect mortal somebody

Hyponyms

secretary carter cook sailor bleacher energizer

Phrases with the word

worker's compensation community health worker temporary worker clerical worker service worker railroad worker

Anagrams

rework

Examples

The worker is the slave of capitalist society, the female worker is the slave of that slave. James Connolly

It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject; the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual. Alexander Fleming

It would be wonderful to have a guru; it would be like having a social worker or a personal trainer, not that people who had either of these necessarily appreciated the advice they received. Alexander McCall Smith

A bad worker blames his tools. Australian Proverb

Work is afraid of a skilled worker. Russian Proverb

God is a busy worker but loves to be helped. Basque Proverb

Close letter words and terms

worked up worked very hard worked with worker ant worker bee worker in a gold mine