worker

• Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que executa trabalho ou tarefa, especialmente trabalho manual ou físico; também usado para empregados em geral.

A noun referring to a person who performs a job or task, especially manual or physical labor.

1. Person who worksA1formal

   A person employed to do a particular type of work, especially manual or physical labor.

   Trabalhador

   • The factory workers start at 8 AM.
   • She is a hard-working office worker.
   • Construction workers built the new bridge.

   Sinônimosemployeehandjobholderlaboreroperativewage earnerworkingmanworkman

2. Employee or laborerA1formal

   Someone who performs tasks for an employer, often in a specific profession.

   Trabalhador

   • The social worker helped the family.
   • Farm workers harvest the crops every autumn.
   • He is a skilled metal worker.

   Sinônimosemployeehandjobholderlaboreroperativestaff memberwage earnerworkman

   Antônimosbossemployermanagerowner

3. Insect workerB2formal

   A sterile female in a colony of social insects like ants or bees that does work.

   Operária

   • Worker ants gather food for the colony.
   • The bee hive has thousands of worker bees.
   • Worker termites maintain the nest structure.

   Sinônimosneuter