Definition of WORKER

worker

Plural: workers

Noun

  • A person who performs a specific job or task.
  • a person who works at a specific occupation
    • "he is a good worker"
  • a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
    • "workers of the world--unite!"
  • sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
  • a person who acts and gets things done
    • "he's a miracle worker"
  • 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 nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
  • A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.
  • A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.

Examples

  • Every tile on the Scrabble board is a little worker, contributing to the final score.
  • This FTP client spawns a separate worker for each file to be uploaded.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English werkere, worcher, wercher, equivalent to work + -er. Displaced the older term wright, from Old English wyrhta.

Scrabble Score: 13

worker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
worker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
worker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

worker: valid Words With Friends Word