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homeworker

[hohm-wur-ker, -wur-]

noun

  1. a person who works at home for pay, especially a pieceworker.

  2. houseworker.



homeworker

/ ˈhəʊmˌwɜːkə /

noun

  1. a person who does paid work at home, rather than in an office

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homeworker1

First recorded in 1900–05; home + worker
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Example Sentences

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However, there is a distinction: I’m a long-term, pre-Covid-19 homeworker.

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But you will probably also get localised desk-sharing, specialised areas where people can go if you're a homeworker, where you can occasionally get better IT or better facilities or get away from your children.

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“A man who slides into view wearing jewellery is reminding you that he hasn’t given up, that there’s more to him than isolated homeworker killing time between dishwasher loads,” says fashion writer Justin Myers.

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My new role as homeworker and homeschooler has certainly confirmed a few things.

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Thupayal's dad left when he was nine and the family were immediately dependent on state benefits and his mum's scant earnings as a cash-in-hand homeworker in the east London garment trade.

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