essential worker

noun

A worker who is considered crucial to a particular sector.

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key worker
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Meanings

nounessential worker (plural essential workers)

plural essential workers

  1. A worker who is considered crucial to a particular sector.
  2. A worker considered necessary for the community at large; especially first responders, other medical, education and transport personnel.

    Synonyms: key worker

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see essential, worker.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA worker considered necessary for the community at large; especially first responders, other medical, education and transport personnel.

Similar
key worker

Translations

Vietnamese người lao động thiết yếu, người lao động thiết yếu
  • người lao động thiết yếuworker who is considered crucial to a particular sector
  • người lao động thiết yếuworker considered necessary for the community at large
Cite this entry
APA

essential worker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essential%20worker

MLA

“essential worker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essential%20worker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “essential worker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essential%20worker.

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