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worker
noun
a
person
who
is
employed
to
do
a
job
,
especially
one
paid
by
wages
or
salary
β’
At
the
factory
,
every
worker
wears
a
bright
orange
safety
vest
.
At
the
factory
,
every
worker
wears
a
bright
orange
safety
vest
.
β’
The
new
policy
promises
higher
wages
for
every
worker
in
the
company
.
The
new
policy
promises
higher
wages
for
every
worker
in
the
company
.
Old
English
β
wyrΔere
β
from
β
wyrcan
β (β
work
β)
+
β
-er
β,
meaning
a
person
who
works
.
noun
a
sterile
female
insect
,
such
as
an
ant
,
bee
,
or
termite
,
that
gathers
food
and
looks
after
the
young
in
a
colony
β’
A
single
hive
can
contain
thousands
of
worker
bees
gathering
nectar
.
A
single
hive
can
contain
thousands
of
worker
bees
gathering
nectar
.
β’
The
worker
ants
formed
a
long
line
carrying
leaves
back
to
the
nest
.
The
worker
ants
formed
a
long
line
carrying
leaves
back
to
the
nest
.
Extended
from
the
human
sense
of
β
worker
β
to
social
insects
in
the
18th
century
,
reflecting
their
labor-like
role
in
the
colony
.
coworker
noun
a
person
who
works
with
you
at
the
same
company
or
organization
β’
After
the
meeting
,
my
coworker
Maria
and
I
grabbed
coffee
together
.
After
the
meeting
,
my
coworker
Maria
and
I
grabbed
coffee
together
.
β’
The
new
coworker
brought
homemade
cookies
for
everyone
.
The
new
coworker
brought
homemade
cookies
for
everyone
.
From
the
prefix
co-
meaning
β
together
β
+
worker
.
noun
a
person
who
works
with
you
at
the
same
job
or
organization
β’
Maria
asked
her
coworker
to
cover
her
shift
on
Friday
.
Maria
asked
her
coworker
to
cover
her
shift
on
Friday
.
β’
During
lunch
,
all
the
new
coworkers
chatted
about
their
first
week
at
the
company
.
During
lunch
,
all
the
new
coworkers
chatted
about
their
first
week
at
the
company
.
Formed
in
the
late
19th
century
from
the
prefix
β
co-
β (
together
)
+
β
worker
.β
dockworker
noun
-
dockworker
,
dockworkering
,
dockworkers
,
dockworkered
a
person
whose
job
is
to
load
and
unload
cargo
from
ships
at
a
dock
.
β’
The
dockworker
swung
the
heavy
crate
onto
the
ship
with
ease
.
The
dockworker
swung
the
heavy
crate
onto
the
ship
with
ease
.
β’
My
uncle
is
a
dockworker
and
he
works
long
hours
by
the
harbor
.
My
uncle
is
a
dockworker
and
he
works
long
hours
by
the
harbor
.
Mid-20th
century
;
dock
+
worker
.
