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noun · A1Worker
WURK-uh/ˈwɜːkə/
A worker is a person who does a job: an office worker, factory workers, a hard worker. Work is the verb or the noun for the job itself. Staff is the group of workers in one place; the boss is the person in charge. Countable: a worker, workers (not workor).
Meaning
A person who does a job.
Examples
- “The workers start at eight.”
- “The workers are on a break.”
- “She is a care worker in a hospital.”
Good to know
a worker / workers. Verb/noun: work. Contrast: staff (the group), boss.
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