Worker vs Working - What's the difference?
worker | working |
A person who performs labor for his living, especially manual labor.
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(usually plural) Operation; action.
Method of operation.
Fermentation.
(of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
That is or are functioning.
That suffices but requires additional work.
In paid employment.
Of or relating to employment.
Enough to allow one to use something.
As nouns the difference between worker and working
is that worker is a person who performs labor for his living, especially manual labor while working is (usually plural) operation; action.As a verb working is
.As an adjective working is
that is or are functioning.worker
English
Noun
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Synonyms
* (person who performs labor) laborer, labourerDerived terms
* freezing worker * sex worker * steelworkerAnagrams
* English agent nounsworking
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) wirking, warking, (etyl) werking, (etyl) Wirkung.Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From .Verb
(head)- Leave him alone; he's working .
Adjective
(-)- a working ventilator
- a working copy of the script
- working mothers
- the working week
- a working knowledge of computers
