| 单词 | worker |
| 释义 | worker worker /; AmE / noun [C]
ASSEMBLY WORKER, CO-WORKER, CONTRACT WORKER, GUEST WORKER, INSIDE WORKER, KNOWLEDGE WORKER, MOBILE WORKER, NOMADIC WORKER, OUTSIDE WORKER
1 (often used in compounds) a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work: The research showed that 40% of clerical workers suffer headaches and tiredness at work. The plant has 1 400 workers. Some employment practices that treat younger and older workers differently may not be unfair. See note at CHAIRMAN
❖ assembly-line/factory/farm/manufacturing/production workers ◆ full-time/part-time/temp/temporary workers ◆ agency/casual/freelance/self-employed workers ◆ blue-collar/manual/white-collar workers ◆ private-sector/public-sector workers ◆ semi-skilled/skilled/unskilled workers
2 a person who is employed to do physical work rather than organizing things or managing people: talks between workers and management profit-sharing and worker participation in decision-making Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose.
3 (usually after an adjective) a person who works hard or who works in a particular way
a good/hard/productive/quick/steady worker |
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