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IELTS BNC: 544 COCA: 573

worker
worker /ˈwɚkɚ/ noun
plural workers
worker
/ˈwɚkɚ/
noun
plural workers
Learner's definition of WORKER
[count]
1 
a  : a person who does a particular job to earn money工作者；员工
— see also guest worker, social worker
b  : a person who is actively involved in a particular activity（从事某类活动的）工作者，人员 — often used in combination常用于合成词
2 
: a person whose job does not involve managing other people劳工；工人；雇员（与管理者相对）
3 
: a person who works in a particular way干活…的人
4 
: a type of bee, ant, etc., that does most of the work in a colony of insects工蜂；工蚁
IELTS BNC: 544 COCA: 573

worker

noun

work·​er ˈwər-kər How to pronounce worker (audio)
1
a
: one that works especially at manual or industrial labor or with a particular material
a factory worker
—often used in combination
b
: a member of the working class
2
: any of the sexually underdeveloped and usually sterile members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The company is planning to hire 200 workers. The average worker earned $1,000 more this year. If management doesn't make the changes, the workers will go on strike. They are both hard workers.
Recent Examples on the Web One worker giving out wristbands said the wait was expected to be about 90 minutes. Stu Woo, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, the Amazon's worker's actions drew praise on social media. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 In both cases, health care is funded by a social security contribution equal to 7% of every worker's wage. Daniela Mohor W., CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 The industry boasts one of the country's narrowest pay gaps, with female construction workers earning about 95% of a male worker's median pay in jobs that often don't require a college degree, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nancy Chen, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022 Mirati employs 418 people, and its median worker is paid $489,515 — the highest among San Diego public companies. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Facebook page showed one rescue worker cradling a screaming infant on a road lined with fire hoses. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Scott told the South Florida Sun Sentinel her campaign worker removed the sign from the yard of a homeowner in Rio Vista on Thursday morning, but had planned to return it to Lambrechts. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 One co-worker even snapped a picture of a colleague touching her hair. Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of worker was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing worker

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IELTS BNC: 544 COCA: 573
worker

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + WORKER | WORKER + VERB | WORKER + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤good, hard, willing好工人；工作努力的人；積極肯幹的工人▸➤productive高效的工人▸➤fast, quick工作利索的人▸➤methodical, steady工作有條理的人；穩重的工人▸➤slow工作速度慢的人▸➤core, key核心／關鍵崗位的員工▸➤full-time, part-time全職／兼職工人▸➤permanent固定工➤temporary臨時工▸➤casual臨時工◇Casual workers are usually paid by the hour.臨時工通常按小時付酬。➤shift輪班職工▸➤migrant, seasonal流動工人；季節工▸➤freelance自由職業者▸➤self-employed個體戶▸➤paid, salaried有償／拿薪水的工作者▸➤voluntary, volunteer志願工作者▸➤low-paid, low-wage, minimum-wage (NAmE) 低薪工作者；拿最低工資的人▸➤jobless, laid-off, redundant, unemployed失業工人；被解雇的工人；冗員▸➤retired退休工人▸➤female, male, woman女工；男工▸➤black, white黑人／白人工人▸➤guest, immigrant客籍／移民工人➤illegal, undocumented (NAmE) 非法／無證工人▸➤fellow同事；工友▸➤average普通工人◇One night in these hotels costs around the average worker's monthly wage.在這些賓館裏住一夜的費用約為普通工人一個月的工資。➤skilled技術工▸➤low-skilled, unskilled低技術工；非技術工▸➤semi-skilled半技術工▸➤blue-collar, manual藍領工人；體力勞動者▸➤clerical, office, white-collar辦事員；辦公室工作人員；白領工人▸➤professional專業人員▸➤shop-floor車間工人➤unionized加入工會的工人➤non-union未入工會的工人▸➤private-sector, public-sector私營機構／國有部門工作者▸➤council, municipal市政工作者▸➤assembly-line, factory, garment, industrial, manufacturing, mill, production生產線／工廠／製衣廠／產業／製造業／作坊／生產工人▸➤construction建築工人▸➤metal, steel, textile金屬業／鋼鐵廠／紡織廠工人➤auto, car汽車廠工人▸➤maintenance維修工人▸➤transit, transport, transportation (NAmE) 運輸業工人▸➤rail, railroad, railway (BrE) 鐵路工人▸➤agricultural, farm, rural農業工人；農場工人▸➤health, health-care, hospital衞生／保健／醫院工作者➤care, childcare, community, day-care, home-care, outreach, social, welfare, youth護理員；保育員；社區工作者；託兒所工作人員；家庭護理員；外展服務員；社會工作者；福利工作者；青少年工作者▸➤emergency, rescue急救／救援人員➤aid, humanitarian, relief援助人員；提供人道服務者；救濟人員▸➤charity慈善事業工作者▸➤field, research實地考察工作者；研究人員▸➤domestic家政服務人員▸➤postal郵政人員➤sanitation (NAmE) 環衞工人VERB + WORKER➤employ, have聘用工人；有員工➤pay給員工付酬▸➤engage, hire, recruit, take on雇用工人；招募工人；聘用工人▸➤dismiss, fire, lay off, make redundant, sack (especially BrE) 解雇工人；開除工人；使工人下崗；裁員▸➤exploit剝削工人◇The union accused the company of exploiting its workers.工會指責公司剝削工人。➤educate, train教育／培訓工人➤protect保護工人➤organize, unionize組織工人；讓工人加入工會WORKER + VERB➤labour/labor, toil (literary) , work工人勞動／辛苦勞作／做工➤earn sth工人掙⋯◇These banana workers earn about $7 000 per year.這些種植香蕉的工人每年掙大約 7,000 美元。➤run sth, staff sth工人經營⋯／在⋯就職◇The kitchen is staffed by three volunteers.廚房裏的工作人員是 3 個志願者。➤lose a job工人失去工作◇400 workers have lost their jobs.400 名工人失去了工作。➤commute工人通勤◇88% of the workers commute by car.88% 的工人開車上下班。➤demand sth工人要求⋯◇Workers demanded fair wages and better working conditions.工人要求合理的工資和更好的工作環境。➤vote工人投票◇The workers voted for strike action.工人表決贊成罷工。➤(be on) strike, walk out工人罷工◇The workers walked out last month after a failure to agree terms.因未能就某些條款達成一致，工人上個月舉行了罷工。WORKER + NOUN➤participation工人參與◇worker participation in decision-making工人參與決策➤productivity (NAmE) 員工勞動生產率➤compensation (NAmE) 工傷補償金➤protection, rights (both NAmE) 勞工保護；工人權利◇The public are demanding more worker protection.公眾正要求對勞工進行更多的保護。PHRASES➤the exploitation of workers對工人的剝削▸➤workers' demands, workers' rights工人的要求；工人權利  ➡ note at job

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