hardworking

[ hahrd-wur-king ]

adjective

1. industrious; zealous:

   a hardworking family man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hardworking¹

First recorded in 1765–75; hard + working

Example Sentences

Almost all of these hardworking families have — and need — multiple vehicles.

From Voice of San Diego

The deep dish is pricier and too heavy and rich to eat every day, but tavern style is practical and shareable, a win-win for the city’s hardworking people.

From Ozy

The Can-Am Off-Road vehicle lineup includes side-by-side vehicles and ATVs designed to outperform, no matter the task, from hardworking utility needs to exploring the world in a purpose-built-for-anything high-performance machine.

From Outside Online

Don’t kick a hardworking entrepreneur down who is just trying to get their project out there and show it the world.

From TechCrunch

Whatever I have accomplished here, I stand on the shoulders of all who came before me as well as Fortune’s current crew of hardworking, ambitious, talented, and committed journalists.

From Fortune

Life can be tough in West Virginia, especially for the hardworking souls of coal country.

From The Daily Beast

The majority of these people are hardworking, law-abiding citizens who believe in strong family values.

From The Daily Beast

He relegated his vice president, meanwhile, to a group of “some hardworking, effective…people around me…and I love them to death.”

From The Daily Beast

Congress, give these hardworking, responsible Americans that chance.

From The Daily Beast

Successful, hardworking parents who—with kids grown and out of the house—are ready to be themselves once more.

From The Daily Beast

Hardworking and upright, being reared in sternness and poverty.

From Project Gutenberg

Paul is a good son, hardworking, and on the road to success, but of course the initial expenses of his profession are tremendous.

From Project Gutenberg

The mother was a hardworking woman, toiling from morning to night for her family.

From Project Gutenberg

For, as a general rule, the hardworking Indian woman is more strongly developed in proportion than her lazy lord.

From Project Gutenberg

In practice the societies mainly consist of their officials, and these are few and hardworking.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dedicated
• diligent