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Workers Person Rescue/Aid/Research Work Paid Noun Bre ˈwɜːkə(R

Word worker
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈwɜːkə(r) / NAmE / ˈwɜːrkər /
Example
  • farm/factory/office workers
  • rescue/aid/research workers
  • temporary/part-time/casual workers
  • manual/skilled/unskilled workers
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worker

(noun)BrE / ˈwɜːkə(r) / NAmE / ˈwɜːrkər /
  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
    • rescue/aid/research workers
    • temporary/part-time/casual workers
    • manual/skilled/unskilled workers
  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
  3. a person who works in a particular way
    • a hard/fast/quick/slow worker
  4. a female bee that helps do the work of the group of bees but does not reproduce
    • compare drone
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/drone_1
  5. a person who knows how to get what they want quickly, especially when beginning a sexual relationship with somebody
  6. Extra Examples

    • 400 workers have lost their jobs.
    • 88% of the workers commute by car.
    • Casual workers are usually paid by the hour.
    • One night in these expensive hotels costs around the average worker’s monthly wage.
    • The public are demanding more worker protection.
    • The shop is staffed by one paid worker and three volunteers.
    • 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 all the terms for the 110 lay-offs.
    • The workers walked out last month after a failure to agree terms.
    • These banana workers earn about $7 000 per year.
    • Workers demanded fair wages and better working conditions.
    • worker participation in decision making
    • Aid workers quickly arrived at the scene of the disaster.
    • Conflict between employers and workers intensified.
    • She’s a very hard/fast worker.
    • Talks between workers and management have ended today.
    • 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.
    • office/farm/factory workers
    • rescue/aid/research workers
    • skilled/unskilled/manual/blue-collar/white-collar workers
    • temporary/part-time/casual/seasonal/migrant workers
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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