Worker

Noun1.worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
caster - a worker who casts molten metal into finished products
finisher - a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process
assistant, helper, supporter, help - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
beater - a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
bill poster, bill sticker, poster - someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
bleacher - a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)
boatman, waterman, boater - someone who drives or rides in a boat
carter - someone whose work is driving carts
charcoal burner - a worker whose job is to make charcoal
cornhusker - a worker who husks corn
driver - someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job
freelance, self-employed person, independent - a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
gutter - a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
hanger - a worker who hangs something
lamplighter - (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
melter - a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)
mopper - a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface
muzzler - someone who muzzles animals
nailer - a worker who attaches something by nailing it
oiler - a worker who oils engines or machinery
part-timer - someone who works less than the customary or standard time
peeler - a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
planter - a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground
plier, plyer - someone who plies a trade
processor - someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
pruner, trimmer - a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe"
dragger, tugger, puller - someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something
quarrier, quarryman - a man who works in a quarry
ragsorter - a worker who sorts rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking)
blackleg, scab, strikebreaker, rat - someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
scrubber - a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
servant, retainer - a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
sheller - a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
shelver - a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves
shingler - a worker who shingles roofs
shoveler, shoveller - a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal"
skidder - a worker who uses a skid to move logs
skilled worker, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
hard worker, striver, slave - someone who works as hard as a slave
solderer - a worker who joins or mends with solder
splicer - a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands
splitter - a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
stainer - a worker who stains (wood or fabric)
stemmer - a worker who makes or applies stems for artificial flowers
stringer - a worker who strings; "a stringer of beads"
sprigger, stemmer, stripper - a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books
nonworker - a person who does nothing
2.worker - a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!"
labour, proletariat, working class, labor - a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title
3.worker - sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
insect - small air-breathing arthropod
soldier - a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
worker bee - sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive
4.worker - a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"
human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
demon - someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math"
busy bee, eager beaver, live wire, sharpie, sharpy - an alert and energetic person
animator, energiser, energizer, vitaliser, vitalizer - someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people
go-getter, whiz-kid, whizz-kid, ball of fire - someone whose career progresses rapidly
man of action, man of deeds - someone inclined to act first and think later
ball of fire, human dynamo, powerhouse, fireball - a highly energetic and indefatigable person

 

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