worker
/wˈɝkɝ/
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Noun
a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
Noun
a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!"
Noun
sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
Noun
a person who acts and gets things done; "he''s a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he''s a miracle worker"
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accumulator
animator
assistant
ball of fire
beater
bill poster
bill sticker
blackleg
bleacher
boater
boatman
busy bee
carter
caster
charcoal burner
collector
comber
cornhusker
demon
dogsbody
dragger
driver
eager beaver
employable
employee
energiser
energizer
finisher
fireball
free lance
freelance
free-lance
freelancer
gatherer
go-getter
gutter
hanger
hard worker
help
helper
human dynamo
independent
lamplighter
live wire
man of action
man of deeds
melter
moonlighter
mopper
muzzler
nailer
oiler
part-timer
peeler
planter
plier
plyer
poster
powerhouse
processor
pruner
puller
quarrier
quarryman
ragsorter
rat
retainer
scab
scrubber
seasonal
seasonal worker
self-employed person
servant
sharpie
sharpy
sheller
shelver
shingler
shoveler
shoveller
skidder
skilled worker
skilled workman
slave
solderer
soldier
splicer
splitter
sprigger
stainer
stemmer
strikebreaker
stringer
stripper
striver
supporter
tacker
tapper
teaser
temp
temporary
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thrower
throwster
tier
tier up
tiler
toiler
topper
trade unionist
trained worker
trimmer
tugger
twiner
union member
unionist
unpaid worker
vitaliser
vitalizer
volunteer
wallah
washer
waterman
whiz-kid
whizz-kid
winder
wiper
worker bee
working girl
workmate