noun

worker

worker, employee, laborer

He is a factory worker.

He is a factory worker.

The company has over 500 workers.

The company has over 500 workers.

a worker a person who does a particular job He is a factory worker.

Synonyms: employee, laborer; Antonyms: employer, boss

From the verb 'work' plus the agent noun suffix '-er', meaning 'one who does'.

A 'work-er' is a p'er'son who does 'work'.

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