Meaning of “worker” in the English Dictionary

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"worker" in English

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workernoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈwɜː.kər/ us ​ /ˈwɝː.kɚ/

A2 someone who works in a particular job or in a particular way:

factory/social/construction workers
a good/tireless/skilled worker

› someone who works for a company or organization but does not have a powerful position:

Many companies still treat their management staff better than their workers.

› in bees and some other types of insects, a female that cannot produce young but collects food for the others

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(Definition of “worker” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"worker" in American English

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workernoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈwɜr·kər/

› a person who is paid for using effort to do something:

clerical/factory/farm workers
skilled/unskilled workers

(Definition of “worker” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"worker" in Business English

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workernoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈwɜːkər/ us ​ HR, WORKPLACE

› a person who works for a company or organization:

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
migrant/seasonal/casual workers
a temporary/full-time/part-time worker
blue-collar/white-collar/pink-collar workers
low-paid/low-skilled/low-wage workers
undocumented/illegal/transient workers
a factory/construction/farm worker
private-sector/public-sector workers
a contract/freelance/self-employed worker
a key/core worker
hire/employ/recruit workers The company knowingly hired illegal workers.
lay off/sack/fire workers Across the country, automobile plants are laying off workers.

› a person who works in a particular way:

a good/hard/lazy worker Employers realize they must compete for good workers.
See also
assembly worker
co-worker
guest worker
home worker
knowledge worker
manual worker
mobile worker
nomadic worker
portfolio worker
the workers

› used to refer to all the people within a company or organization who do ordinary jobs, rather than the managers:

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.

(Definition of “worker” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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