Synonyms and antonyms of People who work hard and are busy in British Thesaurus

slave (noun)

someone who is forced to work very hard for someone else, often in very bad conditions and without pay

machine (noun)

someone who works so hard at a particular activity that they have no time for other activities or for thoughts and feelings

workhorse (noun)

someone who does a lot of hard or boring work

busy bee (noun)

informal someone who is always busy doing things

robot (noun)

someone who works and obeys orders like a machine, showing no emotion

automaton (noun)

someone who behaves like a machine and shows no feelings

eager beaver (noun)

informal someone who is extremely enthusiastic and enjoys working extremely hard

swot (noun)

Britishinformalshowing disapproval a student who works extremely hard and has no time for other activities

over-achiever (noun)

someone who tries extremely hard to be successful and puts pressure on themselves to achieve many things

workaholic (noun)

someone who spends most of their time working and has little interest in other things

wonk (noun)

informalAmericanshowing disapproval someone who works or studies extremely hard