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workers

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for workers.

Editorial note

So what are the relative safety rates of textile workers in China vs energy workers in the US?

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of workers gathered in one view.

noun

One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.

noun

A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.

noun

(rare) A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for workers.

noun

One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.

noun

A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.

noun

(rare) A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.

noun

(computing) A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.

Example sentences

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So what are the relative safety rates of textile workers in China vs energy workers in the US?

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Workers comp is pretty minimal for tech workers (though...

3

The property owner sets up a situation where workers can sell goods at a table, and connect with customers.

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But that costs money, and most companies don't want to spend money just to make their workers feel OK.

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One of the big things they did was force companies to hire two workers for one job.

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And then he turns around and brags about using cheap Chinese workers to sew him new clothes every week.

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When a country doesn't have labor unions fighting for workers rights, these sorts of issues happen.

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My post was less about the energy usage and more about the Sweatshop workers's working conditions.

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AirBnB has no unskilled labor, and Uber is replacing an industry where the workers were already contractors with no benefits - in fact, an industry where workers had to rent medallions to work.

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Many companies are also playing games primarily using foreign workers that essentially is manipulating supply which allows them to control wages.

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Is that actually the median age and weight of office workers these days?

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Construction workers can get $35 an hour, and it's better for your body.

Quote examples

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"By the way, workers in the same jobs, one union and negotiated by a team of lawyers, one non-union - studies show the workers who have the contract negotiated by a union statistically get a better contract, more wages etc" Of course they do.

2

"Unions give skilled labor immensely greater negotiation leverage, as the alternative for employers would be hiring lower skilled workers." Most higher-skilled employees want to maximize their pay.

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I had to use some to pay the workers because I'm not enslaving people " If a country takes the same amount of money and comes back to you 2 years later: " Your money was used to build this new road to improve the local economy, also we were able to save 3 persons from a fire thanks to this new fire truck, and treat 2 people at the hospital.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use workers in a sentence?

So what are the relative safety rates of textile workers in China vs energy workers in the US?

What does workers mean?

One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.

What part of speech is workers?

workers is commonly used as noun.