Definitions for WORKER
ˈwɜr kərwork·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. workernoun

   a person who works at a specific occupation

   "he is a good worker"

2. proletarian, prole, workernoun

   a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)

   "workers of the world--unite!"

3. workernoun

   sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae

4. actor, doer, workernoun

   a person who acts and gets things done

   "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. workernoun

   A person who performs labor for his living, especially manual labor.

2. workernoun

   A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite or wasp.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Workernoun

   One that works.

   Etymology: from work.

   Ye fair nymphs, which oftentimes have loved
   The cruel worker of your kindly smarts,
   Prepare yourselves, and open wide your hearts. Edmund Spenser.

   His father was a worker in brass. 1 Kings vii. 14.

   You spoke me fair; but even then betrayed me: depart from me, you professors of holiness, but workers of iniquity. Robert South, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Worker

   The working class (or labouring class) comprises those engaged in manual-labour occupations or industrial work, who are remunerated via waged or salaried contracts. Working-class occupations (see also "Designation of workers by collar colour") include blue-collar jobs, and most pink-collar jobs. Members of the working class rely exclusively upon earnings from wage labour; thus, according to more inclusive definitions, the category can include almost all of the working population of industrialized economies, as well as those employed in the urban areas (cities, towns, villages) of non-industrialized economies or in the rural workforce.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. worker

   A worker is an individual engaged in a specific activity or job, typically in exchange for wages or salary. This can involve manual labor, skilled labor, or professional tasks in any given field, industry, or service. Workers may be employed by a company, individual, or they may work independently as freelancers or entrepreneurs. They contribute their skills and labor to the productive process, helping to generate goods or services.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Workernoun

   one who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass

2. Workernoun

   one of the neuter, or sterile, individuals of the social ants, bees, and white ants. The workers are generally females having the sexual organs imperfectly developed. See Ant, and White ant, under White

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. worker

   A person who works.

   The workers were so efficient and demonstrated such beautiful unity and teamwork to ensure shared prosperity for everyone.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WORKER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Worker is ranked #66371 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Worker surname appeared 298 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Worker.
   
   71.4% or 213 total occurrences were White.
   17.1% or 51 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   6.7% or 20 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 8 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Commoner
   • Insect
   • Person

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WORKER' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2822

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WORKER' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3132

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WORKER' in Nouns Frequency: #206

Anagrams for WORKER »

1. rework

How to pronounce WORKER?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say WORKER in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WORKER in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WORKER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of WORKER in a Sentence

1. Eli Wilson:

   This as a very slippery slope, in this context, it opens another can of worms to allow employers to use them as a wage replacement when worker earnings are already not particularly high.

2. Yalitza Aparicio:

   My mother is a domestic worker, I know many domestic workers, so I did have a concept of how that work shapes up, how that person participates in the family.

3. Lance Trover:

   This proposal ignores the most important reforms we need for our worker’s compensation system, and in another instance, could actually undermine previous reform efforts.

4. Patricia Roberts Harris:

   Senator, I am one of them. You do not seem to understand who I am. I am a black woman, the daughter of a dining-car worker ... If my life has any meaning at all, it is that those who start out as outcasts can wind up as being part of the system.

5. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims:

   Hopefully we'll be able to speak to the worker to see what action he was taking at the time.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WORKER
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Worker
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=WORKER
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WORKER
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html