worker
Meaning
- A person who performs labor for a living, especially manual labor.
- A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
- 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
job-holder
sprigger
woman-worker
workingperson
factory worker
labouring man
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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