noun

worker

worker, labourer, employee

He is a construction worker.

He is a construction worker.

She is a very hard worker.

She is a very hard worker.

((a/an)) ((adjective)) worker a person who works in a particular way She is a hard worker.

Synonyms: employee, labourer, hand; Antonyms: employer, manager

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

Think of a person who does 'work'. The '-er' suffix often denotes a person who does an action.

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