word-vault/dist/data/cards/wo/worker.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "worker",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work",
            "labels": "(British English)(British English)(North American English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(both especially British English)(especially North American English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "farm/factory/office workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "construction/health/care workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "manual/skilled/unskilled workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "temporary/part-time/casual workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "seasonal **migrant workers** picking blueberries"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Aid workers** quickly arrived at the scene of the disaster."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Casual workers are usually paid by the hour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One night in these expensive hotels costs around the average worker's monthly wage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These banana workers earn about $7 000 per year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The average factory worker is paid a wage that is unrelated to productivity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are few jobs available for manual workers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will take on several casual workers over the summer months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "blue-collar/​white-collar workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "shipyard/​steel/​rail workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "public sector/​healthcare workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "research workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She works as a youth worker at the community centre."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Working life"],
            "collocations": {
                "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"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who is employed in a company or industry, especially somebody who does physical work rather than organizing things or managing people",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Talks between workers and management have ended today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The union accused the company of exploiting its workers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The workers voted for industrial action."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The workers walked out last month after a failure to agree terms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Workers demanded fair wages and better working conditions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "worker participation in decision making"
                },
                {
                    "text": "400 workers have lost their jobs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "88% of the workers commute by car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The public are demanding more worker protection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shop is staffed by one paid worker and three volunteers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Striking workers demanded the right to independent trade unions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He will speak out on workers' rights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "unemployed workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "unsafe working conditions among workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plant employs about 500 workers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Growers cannot afford to hire workers with farm prices so low."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to sack/​fire workers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our job in the union was to represent our workers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These labor laws protect workers from being fired and replaced."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Workers at the company are paid fair wages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a workers' union/​movement"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "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"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person who works in a particular way",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a hard/fast/quick/slow worker"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a worker *(= he works very hard)*."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "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"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a female bee that helps do the work of the group of bees but does not produce young",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who knows how to get what they want quickly, especially when beginning a sexual relationship with somebody",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɜːkə(r)/",
                "audio": "wo/worker/worker__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɜːrkər/",
                "audio": "wo/worker/worker__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}