Workers Person Paid Work Company Noun ˈwɜːkə(R ˈwɜːrkər

• farm/factory/office workers
• construction/health/care workers
• manual/skilled/unskilled workers
• temporary/part-time/casual workers

worker

1. a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work
• SEE ALSO guest worker
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/guest-worker
• farm/factory/office workers
• construction/health/care workers
• manual/skilled/unskilled workers
• temporary/part-time/casual workers
• seasonal migrant workers picking blueberries
• Aid workers quickly arrived at the scene of the disaster.

Extra Examples

• Casual workers are usually paid by the hour.
• One night in these expensive hotels costs around the average worker's monthly wage.
• These banana workers earn about $7 000 per year.
• The average factory worker is paid a wage that is unrelated to productivity.
• There are few jobs available for manual workers.
• We will take on several casual workers over the summer months.
• blue-collar/white-collar workers
• shipyard/steel/rail workers
• public sector/healthcare workers
• research workers
• She works as a youth worker at the community centre.
2. a person who is employed in a company or industry, especially somebody who does physical work rather than organizing things or managing people
• Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose.
• Talks between workers and management have ended today.

Extra Examples

• The union accused the company of exploiting its workers.
• The workers voted for industrial action.
• The workers walked out last month after a failure to agree terms.
• Workers demanded fair wages and better working conditions.
• worker participation in decision making
• 400 workers have lost their jobs.
• 88% of the workers commute by car.
• The public are demanding more worker protection.
• The shop is staffed by one paid worker and three volunteers.
• Striking workers demanded the right to independent trade unions.
• He will speak out on workers' rights.
• unemployed workers
• unsafe working conditions among workers
• The plant employs about 500 workers.
• Growers cannot afford to hire workers with farm prices so low.
• to sack/fire workers
• Our job in the union was to represent our workers.
• These labor laws protect workers from being fired and replaced.
• Workers at the company are paid fair wages.
• a workers' union/movement
3. a person who works in a particular way
• a hard/fast/quick/slow worker
• He's a worker (= he works very hard).
4. a female bee that helps do the work of the group of bees but does not produce young
• COMPARE drone
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/drone_2
5. a person who knows how to get what they want quickly, especially when beginning a sexual relationship with somebody