worker
noun [ C ]
HR, WORKPLACE uk/ˈwɜːkər/ usa person who works for a company or organization:
Some of the region's employers have developed shortages of high-tech workers.
Employers will require more money if they are to retrain older workers.
a skilled/unskilled/semi-skilled worker
migrant/seasonal/casual workers
a temporary/full-time/part-time worker
blue-collar/white-collar/pink-collar workers
low-paid/low-skilled/low-wage workers
undocumented/illegal/transient workers
a factory/construction/farm worker
private-sector/public-sector workers
a contract/freelance/self-employed worker
a key/core worker
hire/employ/recruit workers The company knowingly hired illegal workers.
lay off/sack/fire workers Across the country, automobile plants are laying off workers.
a person who works in a particular way:
a good/hard/lazy worker Employers realize they must compete for good workers.
See also
assembly worker
co-worker
guest worker
home worker
knowledge worker
manual worker
mobile worker
nomadic worker
portfolio worker
the workers
used to refer to all the people within a company or organization who do ordinary jobs, rather than the managers:
Lawyers for the workers say that companies are denying claims that they should have paid.
Union officials were called in by the workers when they did not receive annualized payments for overtime.