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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
Examples of worker in a Sentence
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 White Lotus season 1 centered on a group of guests and workers at the Hawaii location of the titular luxury resort chain.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
According to the survey, 54% of women aged 18-54 and 48% of service industry workers were passive news consumers.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Ford said the campaign, which included television spots set to air during the first two World Series games between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, was intended to spark discussion about the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In the days after Niccol announced the job cuts and store closings, some workers briefly walked off the job at various Starbucks, including in Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Nashville and Eugene, Oregon, to raise attention to their contract fight.
—Mike Snider, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
According to the survey, 54% of women aged 18-54 and 48% of service industry workers were passive news consumers.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Ford said the campaign, which included television spots set to air during the first two World Series games between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, was intended to spark discussion about the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In the days after Niccol announced the job cuts and store closings, some workers briefly walked off the job at various Starbucks, including in Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Nashville and Eugene, Oregon, to raise attention to their contract fight.
—Mike Snider, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for worker
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worker. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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worker
noun
work·er
ˈwər-kər 
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: one that works
b
: a member of the working class
2
: 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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