worker
♦♦♦ work|er /w'ɜːrkər/ (workers)
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A particular kind of worker does the kind of work mentioned.
...office workers...
The society was looking for a capable research worker.
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Workers are people who are employed in industry or business and who are not managers.
Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
3 [N-COUNT] usu adj N
You can use worker to say how well or badly someone works.
He is a hard worker and a skilled gardener...
see also care worker, caseworker, social worker, social worker, teleworker, youth workercare work|er (care workers)
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A care worker is someone whose job involves helping people who have particular problems or special needs, for example in a care home.
see also health care workerdock work|er (dock workers)
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A dock worker is a person who works in the docks, loading and unloading ships.guest work|er (guest workers)
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A guest worker is a person, especially one from a poor country, who lives and works in a different country for a period.health care work|er (health care workers)
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A health care worker is someone who works in a hospital or health centre.mira|cle work|er (miracle workers)
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If you describe someone as a miracle worker, you mean that they have achieved or are able to achieve success in something that other people have found very difficult.
At work he was regarded as a miracle worker, the man who took risks and could not lose.so|cial work|er (social workers)
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A social worker is a person whose job is to do social work.youth work|er (youth workers)
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A youth worker is a person whose job involves providing support and social activities for young people, especially young people from poor backgrounds. (mainly BRIT)
1 [N-COUNT] with supp, usu n N
A particular kind of worker does the kind of work mentioned.
...office workers...
The society was looking for a capable research worker.
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Workers are people who are employed in industry or business and who are not managers.
Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
3 [N-COUNT] usu adj N
You can use worker to say how well or badly someone works.
He is a hard worker and a skilled gardener...
see also care worker, caseworker, social worker, social worker, teleworker, youth workercare work|er (care workers)
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A care worker is someone whose job involves helping people who have particular problems or special needs, for example in a care home.
see also health care workerdock work|er (dock workers)
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A dock worker is a person who works in the docks, loading and unloading ships.guest work|er (guest workers)
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A guest worker is a person, especially one from a poor country, who lives and works in a different country for a period.health care work|er (health care workers)
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A health care worker is someone who works in a hospital or health centre.mira|cle work|er (miracle workers)
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If you describe someone as a miracle worker, you mean that they have achieved or are able to achieve success in something that other people have found very difficult.
At work he was regarded as a miracle worker, the man who took risks and could not lose.so|cial work|er (social workers)
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A social worker is a person whose job is to do social work.youth work|er (youth workers)
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A youth worker is a person whose job involves providing support and social activities for young people, especially young people from poor backgrounds. (mainly BRIT)