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worker

noun

A person who performs labor for a living, especially manual labor.

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
W
Ends with
R
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ˈwɜː.kə/ /ˈwɜː.kə/ /ˈwɝ.kɚ/

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noun

  1. A person who performs labor for a living, especially manual labor.

  2. A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.

  3. A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.

    “This FTP client spawns a separate worker for each file to be uploaded.”

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Example Sentences

This FTP client spawns a separate worker for each file to be uploaded.

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