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as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
a champion of the rights of the farm workers who pick the nation's fruits and vegetables
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as in employee
one who works for another for wages or a salary
a factory owner who is known for his fair and generous treatment of his workers
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Recent Examples of worker
The world’s fourth-largest economy has traditionally been strict on immigration, but in recent years worked hard to attract more international tourists and foreign workers to counter a rapidly aging population and plunging birth rates.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
Instead, the workplace economy must foster a system that shares risk, prioritizes results, and better supports workers through the full journey to economic mobility.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
As the number of raids on workers and families escalates, ICE agents will engage in more warrantless knocks on doors, searches, and arrests.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Sally Hawkins plays against type as a social worker mourning the death of her daughter.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
Instead, the workplace economy must foster a system that shares risk, prioritizes results, and better supports workers through the full journey to economic mobility.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
As the number of raids on workers and families escalates, ICE agents will engage in more warrantless knocks on doors, searches, and arrests.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Sally Hawkins plays against type as a social worker mourning the death of her daughter.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
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In one of the tents set up for the devotees in the capital, laborer Ankit Gupta put out plates and food in anticipation of the arrival of the next group of pilgrims.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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The document lacks details on how states’ regulations would be judged, but some blue states, like California and New York, have already started passing laws protecting workers’ rights against AI—with support from unions and laborers.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 July 2025
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As a showrunner, Schneider was alleged to have run a toxic workplace, discriminated against female writers on staff and made requests for massages from employees on set.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
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The potassium cyanide is delivered to James Craig’s office, but another employee, unaware of Craig’s instructions to Romero, opens it.—
Melissa Gray,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
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Over a period of about 150 years, 55 church members owned slaves.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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The craft was then taught to enslaved people, who built many of the walls throughout Middle Tennessee, and then, after emancipation, many former slaves established themselves as stack stonemasons.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
17 July 2025
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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