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homeworker

American  
[hohm-wur-ker, -wur-] / ˈhoʊmˈwɜr kər, -ˌwɜr- /

noun

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

  2. houseworker.


homeworker British  
/ 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

Etymology

Origin of homeworker

First recorded in 1900–05; home + worker

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian

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.

From BBC

“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.

From The Guardian

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

From Nature

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.

From BBC