One who is employed by another

• employee

  1. A person hired by another, or by a business firm, etc., to work for wages or salary

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  1. A person hired by another, or by a business firm, etc., to work for wages or salary

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• hireling

  1. (Usually pejorative) an employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence
  2. One who works solely for compensation, especially a person willing to perform for a fee tasks considered menial or offensive.
  3. (Usually pejorative) someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself

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  1. (Usually pejorative) an employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence
  2. One who works solely for compensation, especially a person willing to perform for a fee tasks considered menial or offensive.
  3. (Usually pejorative) someone who does a job purely for money, rather than out of interest in the work itself

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• jobholder

  1. One who has a regular job.
  2. A person who has a steady job; specif., a government employee
  3. (US) Someone who is employed in a regular job

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  1. One who has a regular job.
  2. A person who has a steady job; specif., a government employee
  3. (US) Someone who is employed in a regular job

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• hire

  1. (Informal) A person who is hired; employee
  2. The amount paid to get the services of a person or the use of a thing
  3. A hiring or being hired

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  1. (Informal) A person who is hired; employee
  2. The amount paid to get the services of a person or the use of a thing
  3. A hiring or being hired

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• hired hand

  1. A person who is employed to perform routine chores and manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch.

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  1. A person who is employed to perform routine chores and manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch.

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One who labors

• hand

  1. A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played:
  2. Physical assistance; help:
  3. (Sports) A hand ball in soccer.

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  1. A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played:
  2. Physical assistance; help:
  3. (Sports) A hand ball in soccer.

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• laborer

  1. A person who labors; esp., a wage-earning worker whose work is largely hard physical labor
  2. One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.

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  1. A person who labors; esp., a wage-earning worker whose work is largely hard physical labor
  2. One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.

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• operative

  1. A participant of an operation.
  2. One who works for a political organization, often wielding influence out of public view.
  3. An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.

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  1. A participant of an operation.
  2. One who works for a political organization, often wielding influence out of public view.
  3. An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.

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• roustabout

  1. A laborer employed for temporary or unskilled jobs, as in an oil field.
  2. (Chiefly US) an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship
  3. A laborer in a circus who helps set up the tents, etc.

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  1. A laborer employed for temporary or unskilled jobs, as in an oil field.
  2. (Chiefly US) an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship
  3. A laborer in a circus who helps set up the tents, etc.

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• working girl

  1. (Informal) A woman who works, esp. at a job not requiring advanced education and training
  2. (Slang) A woman prostitute.
  3. (Often Offensive) A woman who is employed outside the home.

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  1. (Informal) A woman who works, esp. at a job not requiring advanced education and training
  2. (Slang) A woman prostitute.
  3. (Often Offensive) A woman who is employed outside the home.

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• workingman

  1. A man who works for wages.
  2. A man who performs heavy manual or industrial labor.
  3. A man who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour

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  1. A man who works for wages.
  2. A man who performs heavy manual or industrial labor.
  3. A man who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour

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• workingwoman

  1. A woman who works for wages.
  2. A woman who is gainfully employed; often, specif., such a woman as distinct from a housewife
  3. A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour

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  1. A woman who works for wages.
  2. A woman who is gainfully employed; often, specif., such a woman as distinct from a housewife
  3. A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour

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• workman

  1. A surname​.
  2. A craftsman or artisan.
  3. A man who performs manual or industrial labor for wages.

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  1. A surname​.
  2. A craftsman or artisan.
  3. A man who performs manual or industrial labor for wages.

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• workwoman

  1. A woman worker, esp. a woman industrial or manual worker
  2. A woman who performs manual labour; the female equivalent of a workman

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  1. A woman worker, esp. a woman industrial or manual worker
  2. A woman who performs manual labour; the female equivalent of a workman

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