— outworker , n.
v. /owt'werrk"/ ; n. /owt"werrk'/ , v.t., outworked or outwrought, outworking , n.
v.t.
1. to work harder, better, or faster than.
2. to work out or carry on to a conclusion; finish: a problem to be outworked in after generations.
3. Archaic. to outdo in workmanship.
n.
4. a minor defense built or established outside the principal fortification limits.
[ 1200-50; ME: to complete; see OUT-, WORK ]