worker vs employee

employee vs worker

worker and employee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
worker	Yes	No	No	No
employee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, employee is a hyponym of worker; that is, employee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than worker:

worker: a person who works at a specific occupation
employee: a worker who is hired to perform a job

Other hyponyms of worker include caster, finisher, assistant, help, helper, supporter, beater, bill poster, bill sticker, poster, bleacher, boater, boatman, waterman, carter, charcoal burner, accumulator, collector, gatherer, comber, cornhusker, driver, employable, free-lance, free lance, freelance, freelancer, independent, self-employed person, gutter, hanger, lamplighter, melter, moonlighter, mopper, muzzler, nailer, oiler, part-timer, peeler, planter, plier, plyer, processor, pruner, trimmer, dragger, puller, tugger, quarrier, quarryman, ragsorter, blackleg, rat, scab, strikebreaker, scrubber, seasonal, seasonal worker, retainer, servant, sheller, shelver, shingler, shoveler, shoveller, skidder, skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker, hard worker, slave, striver, solderer, splicer, splitter, stainer, stemmer, stringer, sprigger, stemmer, stripper, tacker, tapper, teaser, temp, temporary, temporary worker, toiler, thrower, throwster, tier, tier up, tiler, topper, topper, trade unionist, union member, unionist, twiner, unpaid worker, volunteer, wallah, washer, winder, wiper, working girl, workmate.

worker (noun)	employee (noun)
sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae	a worker who is hired to perform a job
a person who works at a specific occupation
a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
a person who acts and gets things done

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