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worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" |
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nonworker a person who does nothing
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mortal,
somebody,
someone,
individual,
person,
soul a single organism
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caster a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable
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finisher an animal that wins in a contest of speed
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assistant,
helper,
help,
supporter a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
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beater an implement for beating
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bill poster,
bill sticker,
poster someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
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bleacher a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)
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boatman,
waterman,
boater someone who drives or rides in a boat
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carter someone whose work is driving carts
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charcoal burner a stove that burns charcoal as fuel
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gatherer,
accumulator,
collector a person who gathers; "they were a society of hunters and gatherers"
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comber a machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
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cornhusker a worker who husks corn
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driver a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
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employable a person who is qualified and ready to work
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employee a worker who is hired to perform a job
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free-lance,
free lance,
freelance,
freelancer,
self-employed person,
independent a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
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gutter a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
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hanger anything from which something can be hung
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lamplighter (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
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melter a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)
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moonlighter a person who holds a second job (usually after hours)
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mopper a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface
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muzzler someone who muzzles animals
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nailer a worker who attaches something by nailing it
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oiler a worker who oils engines or machinery
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part-timer someone who works less than the customary or standard time
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peeler a device for peeling vegetables or fruits; "she invented a potato peeler"
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planter a decorative pot for house plants
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plier,
plyer someone who plies a trade
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processor a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
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pruner,
trimmer a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
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tugger,
dragger,
puller someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something
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quarrier,
quarryman a man who works in a quarry
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ragsorter a worker who sorts rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking)
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blackleg,
strikebreaker,
scab,
rat the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
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scrubber a purifier that removes impurities from a gas
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seasonal,
seasonal worker a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons
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servant,
retainer a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
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sheller a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
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shelver a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves
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shingler a worker who shingles roofs
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shoveler,
shoveller freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
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skidder a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain
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skilled worker,
skilled workman,
trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills
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hard worker,
striver,
slave a person who is owned by someone
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solderer a worker who joins or mends with solder
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splicer a mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape
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splitter a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
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stainer a worker who stains (wood or fabric)
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stemmer a device for removing stems from fruit (as from grapes or apples)
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stringer a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
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sprigger,
stripper,
stemmer a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
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tacker a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding)
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tapper someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire
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teaser a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"
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temp,
temporary,
temporary worker a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
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toiler one who works strenuously
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throwster,
thrower a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
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tier up,
tier one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"
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tiler a worker who lays tile
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topper a woman's short coat
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topper a woman's short coat
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trade unionist,
union member,
unionist a worker who belongs to a trade union
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twiner someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing
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unpaid worker,
volunteer a person who performs voluntary work
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wallah usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing; "a kitchen wallah"; "the book wallah"
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washer a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically
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winder mechanical device around which something can be wound
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wiper contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
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working girl a young woman who is employed
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workmate a fellow worker
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worker - sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae |
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insect small air-breathing arthropod
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soldier a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
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worker bee sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive
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