worker meaning and definition

WORKER noun

Definition of worker (noun)

1. a person who works at a specific occupation
   • "he is a good worker"
   • antonym: nonworker
2. a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
   • "workers of the world--unite!"
   • synonyms: prole, proletarian
3. sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
4. a person who acts and gets things done
   • "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"
   • synonyms: actor, doer