/ˈwɜːkə/

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Meaning

A person who works, especially someone who does a job for money.

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Word origin

From work plus the ending -er, meaning one who works.

Origin
Old English
Root
weorc

Grammar

Gender
Pluralworkers

Examples

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"Worker" is a person who works.

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"Workers" is the plural, meaning more than one worker.

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Here "worker" tells us what kind of person she is at her job.

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This word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 2: worker, forest, coat and 7 more words.