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worker

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈwɝkɝ// UK //wˈɜːkɐ// work·er Archaic General-service

n. a person who does a job to earn money. It can also describe someone who works in a specific way, like a hard worker.

n. an individual who performs labor for wages or salary, particularly in manual or industrial sectors. Often used in compounds to specify a field or level of effort.


SIMPLE

The factory has over five hundred workers.

CONTEXTUAL

Social workers provide essential support to families in the community who are facing difficult financial times.

COMPLEX

The transition to an automated assembly line significantly reduced the number of manual workers required to maintain daily production quotas.

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Origin

From Middle English werkere, worcher, wercher, equivalent to work + -er. Displaced the older term wright, from Old English wyrhta.

Usage

Commonly used in compound nouns such as 'office worker', 'social worker', or 'construction worker'.

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