worker

noun

/ˈwɜːkə(r)/

/ˈwɜːrkər/

Idioms

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(often in compounds) a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work
- farm/factory/office workers
- construction/health/care workers
- manual/skilled/unskilled workers
- temporary/part-time/casual workers
- seasonal migrant workers picking blueberries
- Aid workers quickly arrived at the scene of the disaster.
Collocations Jobs
JobsGetting a job
- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
Doing a job
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
Building a career
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
Leaving your job
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
see also guest worker, sanitation worker, sex worker, social worker
Extra Examples
- Casual workers are usually paid by the hour.
- One night in these expensive hotels costs around the average worker's monthly wage.
- These banana workers earn about $7 000 per year.
- The average factory worker is paid a wage that is unrelated to productivity.
- There are few jobs available for manual workers.
- We will take on several casual workers over the summer months.
- blue-collar/white-collar workers
- shipyard/steel/rail workers
- public sector/healthcare workers
- research workers
- She works as a youth worker at the community centre.
Topics Working lifea1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- hard
- willing
- …
verb + worker
- employ
- have
- pay
- …
worker + verb
- labour/labor
- toil
- work
- …
worker + noun
- participation
- productivity
- compensation
- …
phrases
- the exploitation of workers
- workers’ demands
- workers’ rights
- …
See full entry
[usually plural] a person who is employed in a company or industry, especially somebody who does physical work rather than organizing things or managing people
- Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose.
- Talks between workers and management have ended today.
Extra Examples
- The union accused the company of exploiting its workers.
- The workers voted for industrial action.
- The workers walked out last month after a failure to agree terms.
- Workers demanded fair wages and better working conditions.
- worker participation in decision making
- 400 workers have lost their jobs.
- 88% of the workers commute by car.
- The public are demanding more worker protection.
- The shop is staffed by one paid worker and three volunteers.
- Striking workers demanded the right to independent trade unions.
- He will speak out on workers' rights.
- unemployed workers
- unsafe working conditions among workers
- The plant employs about 500 workers.
- Growers cannot afford to hire workers with farm prices so low.
- to sack/fire workers
- Our job in the union was to represent our workers.
- These labor laws protect workers from being fired and replaced.
- Workers at the company are paid fair wages.
- a workers' union/movement
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- hard
- willing
- …
verb + worker
- employ
- have
- pay
- …
worker + verb
- labour/labor
- toil
- work
- …
worker + noun
- participation
- productivity
- compensation
- …
phrases
- the exploitation of workers
- workers’ demands
- workers’ rights
- …
See full entry
(usually after an adjective) a person who works in a particular way
- a hard/fast/quick/slow worker
- He's a worker (= he works very hard).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- hard
- willing
- …
verb + worker
- employ
- have
- pay
- …
worker + verb
- labour/labor
- toil
- work
- …
worker + noun
- participation
- productivity
- compensation
- …
phrases
- the exploitation of workers
- workers’ demands
- workers’ rights
- …
See full entry
a female bee that helps do the work of the group of bees but does not produce young compare drone, queen bee

Idioms

a fast worker

(informal) a person who knows how to get what they want quickly, especially when beginning a sexual relationship with somebody

单词	worker
释义	worker noun /ˈwɜːkə(r)/ /ˈwɜːrkər/ Idioms jump to other results (often in compounds) a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work farm/factory/office workers construction/health/care workers manual/skilled/unskilled workers temporary/part-time/casual workers seasonal migrant workers picking blueberries Aid workers quickly arrived at the scene of the disaster. Collocations JobsJobsGetting a job look for work look for/apply for/go for a job get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form) send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter be called for/have/attend an interview offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion find/get/land a job employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees recruit/appoint a manager Doing a job arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory start/finish work/your shift do/put in/work overtime have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications do/get/have/receive training learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills cope with/manage/share/spread the workload improve your/achieve a better work-life balance have (no) job satisfaction/job security Building a career have a job/work/a career/a vocation find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation enter/go into/join a profession choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career change jobs/profession/career be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance do/take on temp work/freelance work do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work Leaving your job leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job give up work/your job/your career hand in your notice/resignation plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc. take early retirement see also guest worker, sanitation worker, sex worker, social worker Extra Examples Casual workers are usually paid by the hour. One night in these expensive hotels costs around the average worker's monthly wage. These banana workers earn about $7 000 per year. The average factory worker is paid a wage that is unrelated to productivity. There are few jobs available for manual workers. We will take on several casual workers over the summer months. blue-collar/white-collar workers shipyard/steel/rail workers public sector/healthcare workers research workers She works as a youth worker at the community centre. Topics Working lifea1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective good hard willing … verb + worker employ have pay … worker + verb labour/labor toil work … worker + noun participation productivity compensation … phrases the exploitation of workers workers’ demands workers’ rights … See full entry [usually plural] a person who is employed in a company or industry, especially somebody who does physical work rather than organizing things or managing people Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose. Talks between workers and management have ended today. Extra Examples The union accused the company of exploiting its workers. The workers voted for industrial action. The workers walked out last month after a failure to agree terms. Workers demanded fair wages and better working conditions. worker participation in decision making 400 workers have lost their jobs. 88% of the workers commute by car. The public are demanding more worker protection. The shop is staffed by one paid worker and three volunteers. Striking workers demanded the right to independent trade unions. He will speak out on workers' rights. unemployed workers unsafe working conditions among workers The plant employs about 500 workers. Growers cannot afford to hire workers with farm prices so low. to sack/fire workers Our job in the union was to represent our workers. These labor laws protect workers from being fired and replaced. Workers at the company are paid fair wages. a workers' union/movement Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective good hard willing … verb + worker employ have pay … worker + verb labour/labor toil work … worker + noun participation productivity compensation … phrases the exploitation of workers workers’ demands workers’ rights … See full entry (usually after an adjective) a person who works in a particular way a hard/fast/quick/slow worker He's a worker (= he works very hard). Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective good hard willing … verb + worker employ have pay … worker + verb labour/labor toil work … worker + noun participation productivity compensation … phrases the exploitation of workers workers’ demands workers’ rights … See full entry a female bee that helps do the work of the group of bees but does not produce young compare drone, queen bee Idioms a fast worker (informal) a person who knows how to get what they want quickly, especially when beginning a sexual relationship with somebody
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