Meanings
plural key workers
- alternativeAlternative form of keyworker.
How has NR had to change its maintenance regime? Network Rail is adapting its maintenance regime to ensure staff safety as far as possible. Maintenance staff are considered key workers and are allowed to continue their jobs. [...]
2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in Rail, page 111 more example
Want to see something out of control? Consider this: one of those parking tickets is from the very same council that employs her on a zero-hours contract to help its troubled young people. During the day, she is a low-paid key worker; at night, a problem debtor. That’s how broken our economy is.
2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
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key worker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20worker
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