worker

Universal Words noun 1 (often in compounds) a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work: farm / factory / office workers * rescue / aid / research workers * temporary / part-time / casual workers * manual / skilled / unskilled workers seealsoGUESTWORKER, SOCIALWORKER 2 a person who is employed to do physical work rather than organizing things or managing people: Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose. * talks between workers and management * profit-sharing and worker participation in decision-making 3 (usually after an adjective) a person who works hard or who works in a particular way: a hard / fast / quick worker 4 a female bee that helps do the work of the group of bees but does not reproduce compareDRONE, QUEENBEE IDIOMS see FASTadj.