worker
noun
a person or thing that works.
workers
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pluralof worker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the following weeks and months, former workers tagged social-media posts about their departures with #Club9000, indicating the roughly 9,000 workers laid off globally, or #Club5000, for those let go in Denmark.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The letter was signed by executives representing businesses with more than 8,600 direct employees, alongside the Confederation of British Metal Forming, which represents about 75,000 workers.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Ahead of these events, the group is asking that employers provide union and living wage jobs, funding for 50,000 units of housing for working families, a moratorium on short-term rentals and protections for immigrant workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
That creates particular risks for family members, caregivers, and health workers, especially when patients are being treated in hospitals without adequate infection control.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The only way to communicate was in person, so workers had to carry messages back and forth between the emergency response center and the control rooms.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
