worker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan Old English wyrċan Middle English worchen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English werkere, worchere English worker Inherited from Middle English worchere, werkere, equivalent to work + -er. Displaced the older term wright, from Old English wyrhta.
Meanings
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One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
Although the radiation levels identified are high, a threat to human health is very unlikely because apart from workers at the site, no-one goes there.
2017 February 2, Jeff Farrell, “Fukushima nuclear disaster: Lethal levels of radiation detected in leak seven years after plant meltdown in Japan”, in The Independent, London:That would allow employers to keep some tip money for themselves, as long as each worker made at least the full federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
2018 March 24, Lydia DePillis, “Few noticed, but Congress just banned restaurants from skimming tips”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2024:Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese […] began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death. Nowadays workers are exposed to far lower doses and manganism is rare.
2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:Writer Ta Chen, in a statistical study of industrial labor in China in 1933, recorded that 66.6 percent of the total number of workers in the four main industrial regions of Kwangtung were women. In Shun-te, 81.2 percent of the labor force were women.
1986, Janice G. Raymond, A Passion for Friends: Toward a Philosophy of Female Affection, Boston: Beacon Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 124:Near-synonym: employee
Fret not thy ſelfe becauſe of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious againſt the workers of iniquitie.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 37:1:
- A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
- (rare) A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp. ▸ A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.
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A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.
This FTP client spawns a separate worker for each file to be uploaded.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| workers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
chief · leader · boss · director · employer · scrounger · idler · manager
Coordinates
employer[coinstantial]]> · manager · boss
Deriveds
war-worker · office worker · antiworker · white-collar worker · woodworker · war worker · vibe worker · silverworker · portfolio worker · sex worker · freezing worker · teleworker · key worker · timeworker · workerless · brain worker · camera worker · wonderworker · houseworker · shopworker · hairworker · copperworker · playworker · domestic worker · underworker · miracle worker · barworker · keyworker · steel-worker · flameworker · ropeworker · rootworker · health worker · proworker · farm worker · McWorker · dock worker · workers' compensation · lightworker · knowledge worker · anti-worker · hideworker · workers' comp · aid worker · shedworker · relief worker · street worker · workers' party · pipeworker · crowdworker · guest worker · storyworker · poll worker · lineworker · gig worker · pressworker · waxworker · worker bee · steel worker · shipworker · construction worker · autoworker · shock worker · laceworker · mineworker · workerlike · polyworker · artworker · dockworker · teamworker · dreamworker · co-worker · wageworker · replicated worker · lush worker · faceworker · brassworker · metalworker · wireworker · unworker · youth worker · meatworker · handworker · day-worker · careworker · workers' paradise · farmworker · hard worker · soapworker · millworker · caseworker · trackworker · printworker · threshold worker · shiftworker · nightworker · service worker · social worker · migrant worker · pieceworker · leatherworker · coalworker · garmentworker · roadworker · postal worker · fireworker · undocumented worker · coworker · seasonal worker · lampworker · paperworker · spadeworker · counterworker · lush-worker · bodyworker · cabinetworker · ironworker · workers of the world, unite · track worker · process worker · enamelworker · workerist · gasworker · goldworker · second-storey worker · stuccoworker · factoryworker · steelworker · sanitation worker · glassworker · worker-priest · subworker · link worker · peace worker · zincworker · fieldworker · headworker · stoneworker · bronzeworker · woolworker · craftworker · dayworker · decoration worker · fishworker · storeworker · featherworker · waterworker · day worker · saltworker · exworker · nonworker · streetworker · flintworker · evilworker · hybrid worker · workers' salute · workeress · workership · workerism · itinerant worker · spade-worker · seiðworker · beadworker · healthy worker bias · essential worker · camera-worker · deskworker · remote worker · shellworker · building worker · clothworker · wickerworker · landworker · homeworker · groundworker
Holonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
merchant · operator · employee · laborer · musician · clerk · artisan · physician · athlete · husbandman · craftsperson
Relateds
Synonyms
employee · worker · proletarian
Translations (267)
be працаўні́ца (person who performs labor) · udi аьшбал (person who performs labor) · bo ལས་མི་ (person who performs labor) · ru трудя́щаяся (person who performs labor) · km បុគ្គលិក (person who performs labor) · fa-cls کَارْگَر (person who performs labor) · de Arbeitsameise (insect) · da arbejder (person who performs labor) · he עוֹבֵד (person who performs labor) · fr ouvrière (person who performs labor) · fr ouvrier (person who performs labor) · br labourerez (insect) · is starfsmaður (person who performs labor) · ru рабо́чая (person who performs labor) · lo ພະນັກງານ (person who performs labor) · yi אַרבעטער (person who performs labor) · ru рабо́чая пчела́ (insect) · scn lavureri (person who performs labor) · ru рабо́чая оса́ (insect) · be рабо́тніца (person who performs labor) · sh ра̑дница (person who performs labor) · my အလုပ်သမား (person who performs labor) · es obrero (person who performs labor) · nrf travailleux (person who performs labor) · id buruh (person who performs labor) · sk robotníčka (person who performs labor) · lt darbininkė (person who performs labor) · bn কর্মী (person who performs labor) · eo laboranto (person who performs labor) · fi työntekijä (person who performs labor) · id pekerja (insect) · uz ishchi (person who performs labor) · tg коргар (person who performs labor) · ja 働く人 (person who performs labor) · ht travayè (person who performs labor) · it operaio (person who performs labor) · sq punëtor (person who performs labor) · ast obreru (person who performs labor) · be рабо́чая (person who performs labor) · sl delavka (person who performs labor) · enm worchere (person who performs labor) · cmn 勞動者 /劳动者 (person who performs labor) · eo proletino (person who performs labor) · de Arbeitnehmerin (person who performs labor) · uk працівни́ця (person who performs labor) · ga oibrí (person who performs labor) · bo ངལ་རྩོལ་བ (person who performs labor) · ang wyrhta (person who performs labor) · oc obrièr (person who performs labor) · lo ຄົນການ (person who performs labor) · de Angestellter (person who performs labor) · la operārius (person who performs labor) · mt ħaddiema (person who performs labor) · si කම්කරුවා (person who performs labor) · de Arbeiterin (insect) · et töötaja (person who performs labor) · gmw-ecg Arbittr (person who performs labor) · xag 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐔽𐔰𐕄 (person who performs labor) · de Arbeitnehmer (person who performs labor) · ro angajat (person who performs labor) · scn opiraiu (person who performs labor) · tl manggagawa (person who performs labor) · ro angajată (person who performs labor) · grc ἐργάτης (person who performs labor) · km អ្នកធ្វើការ (person who performs labor) · cs dělník (person who performs labor) · my လုပ်သား (person who performs labor) · hy բանվոր (person who performs labor) · nn arbeidsmann (person who performs labor) · gl obreiro (person who performs labor) · ru рабо́тница (person who performs labor) · ro lucrător (person who performs labor) · wmw nkolakazi (person who performs labor) · mn ажилчин (person who performs labor) · ru рабо́тник (person who performs labor) · pl robotnica (person who performs labor) · fr ouvrier (insect) · eu langile (person who performs labor) · az işçi (person who performs labor) · nb arbeidsmann (person who performs labor) · qu llamk'aq (person who performs labor) · ko 노동자 (person who performs labor) · nn arbeidar (person who performs labor) · ja 労働者 (person who performs labor) · kmr karker (person who performs labor) · ady лэжьакӏо (person who performs labor) · fi työläinen (insect) · th พนักงาน (person who performs labor) · lo ຄົນເຮັດ (person who performs labor) · mk работничка (person who performs labor) · ar شَغِّيل (person who performs labor) · tl trabahador (person who performs labor) · ug ئىشچى (person who performs labor) · kw oberer (person who performs labor) · tr amele (person who performs labor) · he פּוֹעֵל (person who performs labor) · bg рабо́тничка (person who performs labor) · cmn 工作者 (person who performs labor) · sh rȃdnīk (person who performs labor) · enm werkman (person who performs labor) · lo ກຳມະກອນ (person who performs labor) · ru рабо́чий (insect) · tk işçi (person who performs labor) · rsk роботнїца (person who performs labor) · vo hivoban (person who performs labor) · hy աշխատող (person who performs labor) · scn lavuraturi (person who performs labor) · yi אַרבעטערין (person who performs labor) · el εργάτρια (person who performs labor) · rup lucrãtor (person who performs labor) · ckb کرێکار (person who performs labor) · ko 근로자 (person who performs labor) · sh rȃdnica (person who performs labor) · ms pekerja (person who performs labor) · kw gweythores (person who performs labor) · ti ሰራሕተኛ (person who performs labor) · mk работник (person who performs labor) · sw mfanyakazi (person who performs labor) · vo jivoban (person who performs labor) · uk робітни́к (person who performs labor) · nrf ouvriyi (person who performs labor) · nrf ouvriyi (insect) · uk трудя́щий (person who performs labor) · scn travagghiaturi (person who performs labor) · fr travailleuse (person who performs labor) · ru тру́женица (person who performs labor) · ru тру́женик (person who performs labor) · nl arbeider (person who performs labor) · sk robotník (person who performs labor) · pt trabalhador (person who performs labor) · kw oberores (person who performs labor) · nl arbeidskracht (person who performs labor) · el εργάτης (person who performs labor) · cs dělnice (insect) · lad lavurador (Monastir) (person who performs labor) · udi ашбал (person who performs labor) · sv arbetare (person who performs labor) · evn һавалимни (person who performs labor) · uk трудя́ща (person who performs labor) · ps کارګر (person who performs labor) · ko 로동자 (person who performs labor) · nl arbeidster (person who performs labor) · bo ལས་ཀ་བྱེད་མཁན (person who performs labor) · pl robotnica (insect) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌰 (person who performs labor) · he עובדת (person who performs labor) · vi công nhân (person who performs labor) · ru рабо́чий (person who performs labor) · it lavorante (person who performs labor) · si වැඩකාරයා (person who performs labor) · de Arbeiter (person who performs labor) · oc trabalhaire (person who performs labor) · rup argat (person who performs labor) · tt эшче (person who performs labor) · fa-ira کارْگَر (person who performs labor) · fa-ira فَعَلِه (person who performs labor) · mt ħaddiem (person who performs labor) · th คนงาน (person who performs labor) · eo laboristino (person who performs labor) · ur کامْگار (person who performs labor) · lad lavorante (person who performs labor) · ky жумушчу (person who performs labor) · az fəhlə (person who performs labor) · de Arbeitsbiene (insect) · br micherour (person who performs labor) · ro lucrătoare (person who performs labor) · ro albină lucrătoare (insect) · sh ра̑днӣк (person who performs labor) · ca obrer (person who performs labor) · hu munkás (person who performs labor) · eo proletariino (person who performs labor) · ka მუშა (person who performs labor) · de Arbeitstermite (termite) (insect) · sq punëtore (person who performs labor) · de Angestellte (person who performs labor) · ar شَغِّيلَة (person who performs labor) · sw mfanyaji (person who performs labor) · ast trabayador (person who performs labor) · lt darbininkas (person who performs labor) · enm wrighte (person who performs labor) · it lavoratore (person who performs labor) · hi मज़दूर (person who performs labor) · egy kA-w-t:y-D40 (person who performs labor) · ur مَزدُور (person who performs labor) · lld laurant (person who performs labor) · lv strādnieks (person who performs labor) · de Hackler (person who performs labor) · grc ἐργάτις (person who performs labor) · cs dělnice (person who performs labor) · es trabajador (person who performs labor) · sl delavec (person who performs labor) · de Hacklerin (person who performs labor) · izh tööläin (person who performs labor) · vi thợ (insect) · srn wrokoman (person who performs labor) · th ผู้ปฏิบัติงาน (person who performs labor) · vo voban (person who performs labor) · gv obbree (person who performs labor) · ro muncitoare (person who performs labor) · mn ᠠᠵᠢᠯᠴᠢᠨ (person who performs labor) · uk працівни́к (person who performs labor) · br labourer (person who performs labor) · cmn 工人 (person who performs labor) · pl robotnik (person who performs labor) · cmn 劳工 (person who performs labor) · eo laborantino (person who performs labor) · th คนทำงาน (person who performs labor) · hi श्रमिक (person who performs labor) · ca treballador (person who performs labor) · hu dolgozó (insect) · ar عَامِل (person who performs labor) · ka მუშა (insect) · pt operário (insect) · he פּוֹעֶלֶת (person who performs labor) · uk робітни́ця (person who performs labor) · ro muncitor (person who performs labor) · lad ovrador (person who performs labor) · rsk роботнїк (person who performs labor) · fi työläinen (person who performs labor) · ru трудя́щийся (person who performs labor) · ca treballadora (person who performs labor) · ka მუშაკი (person who performs labor) · th กรรมกร (person who performs labor) · lb Aarbechter (person who performs labor) · tr işçi (person who performs labor) · gd obraiche (person who performs labor) · be рабо́чы (person who performs labor) · fr ouvrière (insect) · an treballador (person who performs labor) · scn operaiu (person who performs labor) · kw gweythor (person who performs labor) · rup lucrãtonj (person who performs labor) · ja 勤労者 (person who performs labor) · af werker (person who performs labor) · cjs ишчи (person who performs labor) · is verkamaður (person who performs labor) · eo proletario (person who performs labor) · fr travailleur (person who performs labor) · lad ovrero (person who performs labor) · th ลูกจ้าง (person who performs labor) · mi kaimahi (person who performs labor) · ps کاريګر (person who performs labor) · io laboristo (person who performs labor) · de Arbeitswespe (insect) · ar عَامِلَة (person who performs labor) · de Arbeiterin (person who performs labor) · nb arbeider (person who performs labor) · am ሠራተኛ (person who performs labor) · mn ажилтан (person who performs labor) · eo laboristo (person who performs labor) · lv strādniece (person who performs labor) · tr emekçi (person who performs labor) · ba эшсе (person who performs labor) · eo proleto (person who performs labor) · az zəhmətkeş (person who performs labor) · prs کَارْگَر (person who performs labor) · km កម្មករ (person who performs labor) · bg рабо́тник (person who performs labor) · hi कामगार (person who performs labor) · tr faale (person who performs labor) · fa-ira عَمَلِه (person who performs labor) · th ผู้ใช้แรงงาน (person who performs labor) · be працаўні́к (person who performs labor) · es obrera (insect) · kk жұмысшы (person who performs labor) · gd neach-obrach (person who performs labor) · be рабо́тнік (person who performs labor)