work·er 
/ˈwɚkɚ/ noun
plural work·ers /ˈwɚkɚ/ noun [count] 1 a : a person who does a particular job to earn money
▪ The company is planning to hire 200 workers. ▪ The average worker earned $1,000 more this year. ▪ office/factory/construction/postal workers ▪ skilled workers ▪ a migrant worker ▪ a full-time/part-time worker — see also guest worker, social worker
b : a person who is actively involved in a particular activity — often used in combination ▪ aid/rescue/research workers 2 : a person whose job does not involve managing other people
▪ If management doesn't make the changes, the workers will go on strike. 3 : a person who works in a particular way
▪ They are both hard/fast/good workers. 4 : a type of bee, ant, etc., that does most of the work in a colony of insects
▪ worker bees
▪ The company is planning to hire 200 workers. ▪ The average worker earned $1,000 more this year. ▪ office/factory/construction/postal workers ▪ skilled workers ▪ a migrant worker ▪ a full-time/part-time worker — see also guest worker, social worker
b : a person who is actively involved in a particular activity — often used in combination ▪ aid/rescue/research workers
▪ If management doesn't make the changes, the workers will go on strike.
▪ They are both hard/fast/good workers.
▪ worker bees
