English Explanatory Dictionary

essential worker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

essential worker essential workers

Synonyms

key worker

Related words

“essential worker n.” under “essential n.” in Oxford: Oxford University Press March 2021 Dictionary.com Oxford University Press 2019–2022
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