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noun ADJ. good, hard | productive | fast, quick | methodical, steady | slow | core, key | full-time, part-time | permanent | casual Casual workers are usually paid by the hour. | shift | migrant, seasonal | freelance | self-employed | paid | voluntary, volunteer | low-paid | redundant, unemployed | retired | female, male, woman | black, white | immigrant | fellow | average One night in these expensive hotels costs around the average worker's monthly wage. | skilled | unskilled | semi-skilled | blue-collar, manual | clerical, office, white-collar | professional | shop-floor | private-sector, public-sector | council, municipal | assembly-line, factory, manufacturing, production | construction | metal | maintenance | railway, transport | agricultural, farm, rural | care, community, health, healthcare, hospital, social, welfare, youth | rescue | aid, relief | charity | field, research | domestic | postal VERB + WORKER employ, have | engage, hire, recruit, take on | dismiss, fire, lay off, make redundant, sack | exploit The union accused the firm of exploiting its workers. WORKER + VERB work | run sth, staff sth The shop is staffed by one paid worker and three volunteers. | lose a job 400 workers have lost their jobs. | demand sth Workers demanded fair wages and better working conditions. | vote The workers voted for industrial action. | (be on) strike, walk out The workers walked out last month after a failure to agree all the terms for the 110 lay-offs. WORKER + NOUN participation worker participation in decision making PHRASES the exploitation of workers, workers' demands, worker's rightsJOB
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + worker
a skilled worker
(= one who has special skills )
• There is a shortage of skilled workers.
an unskilled worker
• Some ex-miners now had jobs as unskilled workers in factories.
a part-time worker
• A high percentage of the female staff were part-time workers.
a full-time worker
• The bureau has only two full-time workers.
a temporary/casual worker
(= working somewhere for a limited period of time )
• Employees were fired and replaced with temporary workers.
a manual/blue-collar worker
(= someone who does physical work )
• Manual workers often live close to their workplace.
a white-collar worker
(= someone who works in an office, a bank etc )
• In the past, white-collar workers tended to work for one company for a long time, rather than changing jobs.
a low-paid worker
• As part-time, low-paid workers, many women earned very little.
a factory/farm/office worker
• Factory workers threatened strikes.
a research/rescue/health etc worker
• Rescue workers searched the rubble all night looking for survivors.
a construction worker
(= someone who builds buildings, bridges etc )
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worker
someone who does a particular type of job, or someone who works for an organization but is not a manager:
• a post-office worker • The workers are threatening to go on strike. • The report shows that male manual workers earn twice as much as female workers.
employee
someone who has a job, especially a permanent job, with a particular company or organization:
• Employees of the airline get generous reductions on the cost of flights.
member of staff/staff member
one of the people who work for a company, organization, school etc - used especially in official contexts:
• Training opportunities are available to all members of staff. • Several staff members complained about his increasing strange behaviour.
colleague
( also coworker especially American English ) someone you work with – use this especially about people who do professional jobs in offices, schools etc:
• I’d like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc. • What should you do if a co-worker is injured?
workforce
all the people that work in a country, industry, or large organization:
• Women make up 41% of the workforce.
staff
all the people who work in a company, organization, school etc:
• The staff were clearly worried about rumours of job losses. • sales staff
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