ergate

[ ur-geyt ]

/ ˈɜr geɪt /

noun

a worker ant.

Nearby words

erf, erfurt, erg, ergasia, ergastoplasm, ergate, ergative, ergatocracy, ergo, ergo-, ergocalciferol

Origin of ergate

1905–10; < Greek ergátēs worker, doer, producer, equivalent to érgon work + -atēs agent suffix

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