Meaning
- One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
- A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
- (rare) A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
- A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.
Synonyms
working man
wage-earner
staff member
actor
good worker
unskilled worker
able man
domestic help
unskilled laborer
able person
skilled workman
person being employed
temporary job
diligent person
industrious person
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɜː.kə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English werkere, worcher, wercher, equivalent to work + -er. Displaced the older term wright, from Old English wyrhta.
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