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hardworking

American  
[hahrd-wur-king] / ˈhɑrdˈwɜr kɪŋ /

adjective

  1. industrious; zealous.

    a hardworking family man.


Etymology

Origin of hardworking

First recorded in 1765–75; hard + working

Example Sentences

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And thank God for that, because don’t us hardworking women deserve a break from having to control everything?

From Los Angeles Times

Some readers imagine Kafka’s protagonist, Gregor Samsa, a hardworking salesman in a city that seems analogous to Kafka’s native Prague, has morphed into a cockroach.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. economy is driven by the extraordinarily resourceful, innovative, and hardworking private sector.

From Barron's

She said she was the only child of her "hardworking" parents, and was "their whole world".

From BBC

“You sense my anger at a money grab that will not serve this group of hardworking Americans very well,” says Sullivan.

From The Wall Street Journal