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The word 'worker' refers to a person who performs a job, especially a specific kind of work. It can also mean an employee, particularly one in industry or business, or someone who works in a particular way (e.g., a hard worker).

worker: 从事…工作的人;工作者;工人;雇员;工作做得…的人

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]从事…工作的人;工作者 A particular kind of worker does the kind of work mentioned.
  [with supp]
  • ...office workers...

    办公室职员

  • The society was looking for a capable research worker.

    该协会在物色一位有能力的研究人员。

  • ...aid workers in Somalia.

    索马里的救援人员

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]工人;雇员 Workers are people who are employed in industry or business and who are not managers.
  [usu pl]
  • Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.

    工资被冻结,工人下岗。

  • ...a call for the workers of the world to unite...

    呼吁全世界工人团结起来的号召

  • The agreement encourages worker participation in management decisions.

    该协议鼓励工人参与管理层的决策。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
care worker
;
caseworker
;
dock worker
;
social worker
;
teleworker
;
youth worker
;工作做得…的人 You can use worker to say how well or badly someone works.
  [usu adj N]
  • He is a hard worker and a skilled gardener...

    他工作很努力,对园艺很在行。

  • A first-class worker, she operated the difficult Jacquard looms.

    她技艺高超,操作着复杂的提花织布机。


Oxford work·er ★ / ˈwɜːkə(r) ; NAmE ˈwɜːrkər / noun 1 ★ ( often in compounds 常构成复合词 ) a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work 工作者;人员 ◆ farm/factory/office workers 农场╱工厂工人;职员 ◆ rescue/aid/research workers 救援╱援助╱研究人员 ◆ temporary/part-time/casual workers 临时工;兼职工;零工 ◆ manual/skilled/unskilled workers 体力劳动者;熟练╱非熟练工人 ☞ collocationsat
job
☞see also
guest worker
,
sex worker
,
social worker
2 ★ [usually plural ] a person who is employed in a company or industry, especially sb who does physical work rather than organizing things or managing people 雇员;(尤指)劳工,工人 ◆ Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose. 劳资矛盾加剧,罢工次数增多。 ◆ talks between workers and management 劳资谈判 3 ★ ( usually after an adjective 通常置于形容词后 ) a person who works in a particular way 干活…的人 ◆ a hard/fast/quick/slow worker 做事努力╱快╱麻利╱慢的人 4 a female beethat helps do the work of the group of beesbut does not reproduce 工蜂 ☞compare
drone
  n.  (3 )
,
queen bee
 (1 )
IDIOMsee
fast
  adj.
worker workers
work·er / ˈwɜːkə(r) ; NAmE ˈwɜːrkər /
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workerwork‧er /ˈwɜːkə $ ˈwɜːrkər/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable]
Examples
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1someone 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’ rights3 a good/hard/quick etc worker someone who works very well or quickly4the workers [plural] the members of the working class:  the workers’ revolutionCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + workera 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)THESAURUSworker 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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