WORKER

worker

(noun) sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae

worker

(noun) a person who works at a specific occupation; “he is a good worker”

actor, doer, worker

(noun) a person who acts and gets things done; “he’s a principal actor in this affair”; “when you want something done get a doer”; “he’s a miracle worker”

proletarian, prole, worker

(noun) a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); “workers of the world--unite!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

worker (plural workers)

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

A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.

(rare) A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.

(computing) A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.

Synonyms

• (person who performs labor): laborer, labourer

Hyponyms

• (person who performs labor): employee

Anagrams

• rework

Source: Wiktionary

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Work"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass. Professors of holiness, but workers of iniquity. Shak.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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 Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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