n.
Pronunciation: ' w ə r-k ə r
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 a : one that works especially at manual or industrial labor or with a particular material <a factory worker > ― often used in combination b : a member of the working class
2 : any of the sexually underdeveloped and usually sterile members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony