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: 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
Examples of worker in a Sentence
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.
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This comprehensive approach to worker welfare stands as a model for how fashion brands can operate ethically while producing extraordinary work.
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Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
In 2017, the former bodega worker was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 21 July 2025
During the chandelier's cleaning process, the office said workers wear gloves to minimize human contact and ensure its integrity is not jeopardized because it is made up of soft and fragile materials.
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From that worker, Kane learned about the center and offered to volunteer.
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Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
In 2017, the former bodega worker was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 21 July 2025
During the chandelier's cleaning process, the office said workers wear gloves to minimize human contact and ensure its integrity is not jeopardized because it is made up of soft and fragile materials.
—Keelin Fisher, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2025
From that worker, Kane learned about the center and offered to volunteer.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worker. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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worker
noun
work·er
ˈwər-kər 
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a
: one that works
b
: a member of the working class
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: one of the members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that are only partially developed sexually and that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony
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