1
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
The Department of Veterans Affairs axed another 1,400 workers this week with medical support staff dismissed with little to no warning or consultation with their supervisors at top VA care facilities.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Feb. 2025
In October, PepsiCo closed four bottling plants across the country and laid off around 400 workers.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
This particular set would be sold to a bigger supplier that would then ship the lights and other components to a plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where 4,400 American workers build GMC's Sierra truck.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot of talk in the Florida Legislature right now about cracking down on unauthorized workers in the state.
—Thomas Kennedy, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Feb. 2025
In October, PepsiCo closed four bottling plants across the country and laid off around 400 workers.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
This particular set would be sold to a bigger supplier that would then ship the lights and other components to a plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where 4,400 American workers build GMC's Sierra truck.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot of talk in the Florida Legislature right now about cracking down on unauthorized workers in the state.
—Thomas Kennedy, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
Noun
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The laborers who make these goods earn as little as $5 an hour, including overtime, for workdays that can last 10 hours or more.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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In Nepal, a U.S.-based nonprofit named the La Isla Network put on hold its work on chronic kidney disease, a deadly condition believed to be linked to heat stress and dehydration that has emerged as a threat to manual laborers in hot countries.—
ByCatherine Offord,
science.org,
5 Feb. 2025
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Environment Forest Service layoffs will leave the U.S. more prone to wildfires, employees say A 2024 Pew Research Center poll showed that the park service had the most favorable rating of any government agency at 76%, with strong support from a majority of both Democrats and Republicans.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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Start doing everything within your power to drive, support, and reward those high priority behaviors in every employee within your sphere.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But little is known about what that girl and her family would have grown to eat in the slave quarters.—
Cynthia R. Greenlee,
Bon Appétit,
28 Feb. 2025
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The metropolis was populated by the aquatic descendants of pregnant African women who had been forced onto slave ships.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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