worker
[noun]
Synonyms: employee, artisan, craftsman, hand, labourer, tradesman, workman

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Antonyms: idler
Related Words: artisan, craftsman, handicraftsman, mechanic, employee

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English Thesaurus: worker, employee, member of staff/staff member, colleague, workforce, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

work‧er S2 W1 /ˈwɜːkə $ ˈwɜːrkər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: work, workaholic, worker, working, WORKINGS; adjective: workable ≠ unworkable, overworked, working; verb: work, rework]

1. someone who does a job, especially a particular type of job:
workers in the tourist industry
reports from local aid workers ⇒ guest worker, social worker

2. [usually plural] someone who works in an organization and who is not a manager:
conflicts between workers and management
attacks on workers’ rights

3. good/hard/quick etc worker someone who works very well or quickly

4. the workers the members of the working class:
the workers’ revolution

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

worker
noun
ADJ. good, hard | productive | fast, quick | methodical, steady | slow | core, key | full-time, part-time | permanent | casual Casual workers are usually paid by the hour.
shift | migrant, seasonal | freelance | self-employed | paid | voluntary, volunteer | low-paid | redundant, unemployed | retired | female, male, woman | black, white | immigrant | fellow | average One night in these expensive hotels costs around the average worker's monthly wage.
skilled | unskilled | semi-skilled | blue-collar, manual | clerical, office, white-collar | professional | shop-floor | private-sector, public-sector | council, municipal | assembly-line, factory, manufacturing, production | construction | metal | maintenance | railway, transport | agricultural, farm, rural | care, community, health, healthcare, hospital, social, welfare, youth | rescue | aid, relief | charity | field, research | domestic | postal
VERB + WORKER employ, have | engage, hire, recruit, take on | dismiss, fire, lay off, make redundant, sack | exploit The union accused the firm of exploiting its workers.
WORKER + VERB work | run sth, staff sth The shop is staffed by one paid worker and three volunteers.
lose a job 400 workers have lost their jobs.
demand sth Workers demanded fair wages and better working conditions.
vote The workers voted for industrial action.
(be on) strike, walk out The workers walked out last month after a failure to agree all the terms for the 110 lay-offs.
WORKER + NOUN participation worker participation in decision making
PHRASES the exploitation of workers, workers' demands, worker's rights
 ⇒ Note at JOB

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

worker

a skilled worker (=one who has special skills)
There is a shortage of skilled workers.
an unskilled worker
Some ex-miners now had jobs as unskilled workers in factories.
a part-time worker
A high percentage of the female staff were part-time workers.
a full-time worker
The bureau has only two full-time workers.
a temporary/casual worker (=working somewhere for a limited period of time)
Employees were fired and replaced with temporary workers.
a manual/blue-collar worker (=someone who does physical work)
Manual workers often live close to their workplace.
a white-collar worker (=someone who works in an office, a bank etc)
In the past, white-collar workers tended to work for one company for a long time, rather than changing jobs.
a low-paid worker
As part-time, low-paid workers, many women earned very little.
a factory/farm/office worker
Factory workers threatened strikes.
a research/rescue/health etc worker
Rescue workers searched the rubble all night looking for survivors.
a construction worker (=someone who builds buildings, bridges etc)

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

worker someone who does a particular type of job, or someone who works for an organization but is not a manager:
a post-office worker
The workers are threatening to go on strike.
The report shows that male manual workers earn twice as much as female workers.
employee someone who has a job, especially a permanent job, with a particular company or organization:
Employees of the airline get generous reductions on the cost of flights.
member of staff/staff member one of the people who work for a company, organization, school etc - used especially in official contexts:
Training opportunities are available to all members of staff.
Several staff members complained about his increasing strange behaviour.
colleague (also coworker especially American English) someone you work with – use this especially about people who do professional jobs in offices, schools etc:
I’d like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc.
What should you do if a co-worker is injured?
workforce all the people that work in a country, industry, or large organization:
Women make up 41% of the workforce.
staff all the people who work in a company, organization, school etc:
The staff were clearly worried about rumours of job losses.
sales staff

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