WORKER Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word worker. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for WORKER
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laborer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | ||||||||
labourer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | ||||||||
artisan | nounn | |||||||
noun • a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft | ||||||||
breadwinner | nounn | |||||||
noun • one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents | ||||||||
craftsman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a professional whose work is consistently of high quality • a creator of great skill in the manual arts • a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft | ||||||||
employee | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a worker who is hired to perform a job | ||||||||
hand | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb • a hired laborer on a farm or ranch • something written by hand • ability • a position given by its location to the side of an object • the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time • one of two sides of an issue • a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece • a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses • a member of the crew of a ship • a card player in a game of bridge • a round of applause to signify approval • terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos) • physical assistance verb • place into the hands or custody of • guide or conduct or usher somewhere | ||||||||
hireling | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who works only for money | ||||||||
jobholder | nounn | |||||||
noun • an employee who holds a regular job | ||||||||
operative | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • being in force or having or exerting force • relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine noun • a person secretly employed in espionage for a government • someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations adjective satellite • effective; producing a desired effect • (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | ||||||||
staff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task • a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose • the body of teachers and administrators at a school • building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration • a rod carried as a symbol • (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written verb • provide with staff • serve on the staff of | ||||||||
toiler | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • one who works strenuously | ||||||||
workingman | nounn | |||||||
noun • an employee who performs manual or industrial labor | ||||||||
workman | nounn | |||||||
noun • an employee who performs manual or industrial labor | ||||||||
workwoman | nounn | |||||||
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actor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a theatrical performer • a person who acts and gets things done | ||||||||
doer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who acts and gets things done | ||||||||
prole | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) | ||||||||
proletarian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) adjective satellite • belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat |