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Added 9 October 2026

worker

/ˈwɜː.kə/ noun

In Latin: operārius Wiktionary

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One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp. A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.
A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English worchere, werkere, equivalent to work + -er. Displaced the older term wright, from Old English wyrhta.

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