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: any of the sexually underdeveloped and usually sterile members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony
Synonyms
Examples of worker in a Sentence
The company is planning to hire 200 workers.
The average worker earned $1,000 more this year.
If management doesn't make the changes, the workers will go on strike.
They are both hard workers.
Recent Examples on the Web
To be sure, offices tend to empty out during the summer and holiday seasons, earlier Kastle data confirms, but if Miami is any indication, the allure of beach days is no longer so powerful at keeping workers from their desks.
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Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Equitable’s Chief Marketing Officer, Connie Weaver, urges early-career workers to take advantage of retirement savings opportunities, even if the process seems challenging.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
Moments after the Dali struck it, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into Patapsco River, killing at least six construction workers, likely causing billions of dollars in damage and forever altering the Baltimore skyline.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The rift was worsened by an Israeli airstrike last week on an aid convoy that killed seven workers with the World Central Kitchen charity, most of them foreigners.
—Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
The most recent layoff in August affected 106 workers, many at the Carlsbad office and manufacturing site.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
That hack of Change’s database disrupted healthcare claims payments nationwide, even forcing some medical providers to lay off workers or shut down entirely for lack of funds.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The crash of the Dali container ship into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month killed six workers and demolished the structure.
—Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Mental distress is prevalent in the workplace, with up to 85% of workers reporting the workplace affects their mental well-being.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Equitable’s Chief Marketing Officer, Connie Weaver, urges early-career workers to take advantage of retirement savings opportunities, even if the process seems challenging.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
Moments after the Dali struck it, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into Patapsco River, killing at least six construction workers, likely causing billions of dollars in damage and forever altering the Baltimore skyline.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The rift was worsened by an Israeli airstrike last week on an aid convoy that killed seven workers with the World Central Kitchen charity, most of them foreigners.
—Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
The most recent layoff in August affected 106 workers, many at the Carlsbad office and manufacturing site.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
That hack of Change’s database disrupted healthcare claims payments nationwide, even forcing some medical providers to lay off workers or shut down entirely for lack of funds.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The crash of the Dali container ship into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month killed six workers and demolished the structure.
—Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Mental distress is prevalent in the workplace, with up to 85% of workers reporting the workplace affects their mental well-being.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worker. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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worker
noun
work·er
ˈwər-kər 
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: one that works
b
: a member of the working class
2
: one of the members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that are only partially developed sexually and that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony
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