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as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
a champion of the rights of the farm workers who pick the nation's fruits and vegetables
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as in employee
one who works for another for wages or a salary
a factory owner who is known for his fair and generous treatment of his workers
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Recent Examples of worker
Chinese average wages are a quarter of those in the US, and being able to throw more workers at a factory while still keeping overheads lower than your rivals gives Chinese OEMs a cost advantage.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Galán points to the growing demand for workers in Florida’s construction industry, both to build more housing and to improve and create new infrastructure.
—Sarah Moreno
may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Musk last year was leading the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a White House effort to slash spending that upended numerous government agencies and laid off troves of federal workers.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 1 May 2026
That's all in the face of a shrinking indigenous workforce, calls to rein in immigration which the government is responding to with more stringent regulations for entrepreneurs, a potential rise in tourism, and a growing need for foreign workers to meet its 2040 growth targets.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 1 May 2026
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Galán points to the growing demand for workers in Florida’s construction industry, both to build more housing and to improve and create new infrastructure.
—Sarah Moreno
may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Musk last year was leading the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a White House effort to slash spending that upended numerous government agencies and laid off troves of federal workers.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 1 May 2026
That's all in the face of a shrinking indigenous workforce, calls to rein in immigration which the government is responding to with more stringent regulations for entrepreneurs, a potential rise in tourism, and a growing need for foreign workers to meet its 2040 growth targets.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
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Westerners, Arabs and Indians dominate business and finance, while laborers from poor countries in Asia and Africa toil for long hours in scorching temperatures at oil facilities and construction sites — often with few protections.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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The idea goes back decades, to when Zadikian was working in Iran with art dealer Tony Shafrazi and became fixated on the way laborers stacked clay bricks, repeating the same gesture over and over until something larger took shape.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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As of December, Cloudflare had 5,156 employees.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Shelter employees identified him through an NYPD CrimeStoppers alert, leading to his arrest two days later.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Clarkias are named after prominent explorer William Clark, who, along with Meriwether Lewis, took his personal slave York on their most famous expedition.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Okra came to the United States with those cooks via the transatlantic slave route and served as a link to their African heritage.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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