worker

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. laborer, workman; artisan, craftsman; operator, doer, performer; journeyman, yeoman; Trojan; drudge; mechanic; toiler, moiler. See exertion.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. operator, mechanic, machinist, craftsman, artist, artisan, journeyman, master worker, handworker, skilled workman, white-collar worker, field workman; see also operator 1 .

Skilled workers include: carpenter, cabinetmaker, upholsterer, paperhanger, plasterer, bricklayer, plumber, electrician, pipefitter, coppersmith, sheet-metal worker, auto sheet-metal worker, printer, pressman, linotype operator, ship fitter, platehanger, slinger, chipper, screw machine operator, glassworker, lapping machine operator, truck driver, heavy equipment operator, automobile mechanic, punch press operator, sewing machine operator, cost accountant, clerk, file clerk, stenographer, word processor, data processing technician, data entry operator, secretary, bookkeeper, salesman, packager, darkroom operator, photographer, proofreader, railroad freight clerk, division clerk, conductor, brakeman, signalman, locomotive engineer, fireman, barber, baker, chef, butcher, farm worker, cowboy, dairyman, waiter, waitress, beautician, hairdresser, cosmetologist, day care worker, laundry worker, welder, drill press operator, hydraulic press operator, automatic screw operator, jig borer operator, drill operator, die sink operator, mason, lathe operator, gear-cutting machine operator, threading machine operator, telegrapher, teletype operator, telephone operator, radio operator, radio repairer, radio assembler, radio wirer, cigar maker, pattern builder, textile worker, tool designer, postal clerk, painter, pan coating man, galvanizer, draftsman, furrier, Jewelry repairman, gold stamper, jigsaw cutter.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

employee, laborer, blue-collar worker, white-collar worker, hand, workman, wage earner, *working stiff, *nine-to-fiver, slave, *temp. The wealth of a country.''—Theodor Herzl. Soldiers with different weapons but the same courage.''—Winston Churchill.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. One who is employed by another: employee, hireling, jobholder. Informal: hire, hired hand. See OVER, WORK. 2. One who labors: hand, laborer, operative, roustabout, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman, workwoman. See WORK.