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: any of the sexually underdeveloped and usually sterile members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony
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The company is planning to hire 200 workers.
The average worker earned $1,000 more this year.
If management doesn't make the changes, the workers will go on strike.
They are both hard workers.
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The share of businesses planning to hire more workers increased by 3 points to 18%, the highest in a year.
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Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Supporters say that this will boost workers’ rights and guard against exploitative work in Kenya’s data labeling sector, which is booming thanks to growing demand for AI training data.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Last week, tens of thousands of workers at Volkswagen, Germany’s largest manufacturer, took part in strikes at plants across the country.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Judges in Washington and Oregon on Tuesday blocked the deal, delivering a win to federal regulators and consumer advocates who argued the merger could harm competition, consumers and workers and push prices up.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Supporters say that this will boost workers’ rights and guard against exploitative work in Kenya’s data labeling sector, which is booming thanks to growing demand for AI training data.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Last week, tens of thousands of workers at Volkswagen, Germany’s largest manufacturer, took part in strikes at plants across the country.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Judges in Washington and Oregon on Tuesday blocked the deal, delivering a win to federal regulators and consumer advocates who argued the merger could harm competition, consumers and workers and push prices up.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worker. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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worker
noun
work·er
ˈwər-kər 
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: one that works
b
: a member of the working class
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: one of the members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that are only partially developed sexually and that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony
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