Words used to describe workers

acting (adjective)

doing the work of the usual person in a particular job while they are not there, or until a new person starts

a worker who helps more senior or permanent workers

auxiliary workers help more senior or permanent workers

blue-collar workers do work that involves using physical strength or skill with their hands rather than working in an office

budding (adjective)

at the very beginning of a career in writing, acting, politics etc and likely to be successful at it

by profession ()

as your profession or job

casual (adjective)

working in temporary jobs

chartered (adjective)

British a chartered professional person has passed examinations in their profession

creative (adjective)

used about people who create works of art, especially as their job

deputy (noun)

used in job titles

designate (adjective)

formal chosen for a particular job but not yet officially doing that job

emeritus (adjective)

used in the title of someone such as a professor, chairman, or president if they no longer do that job

employable (adjective)

someone who is employable has the relevant skills, qualifications, experience, or qualities to get a job

ex officio (adjective)

formal an ex officio member of a committee or an organization is a member because the job they have allows them to be involved

full-time (adjective)

doing full-time work or study

general (adjective)

used, especially in job titles, for saying that someone is responsible for the whole of something

honorary (adjective)

used with some job titles to show that the person is not paid for their work

in a professional/personal/advisory etc capacity ()

having a particular job or position when you do something

incoming (adjective)

recently elected or chosen for a job or position

indentured (adjective)

forced by a contract to work for an employer for a fixed period of time

independent (adjective)

not employed or controlled by a company

itinerant (adjective)

travelling around frequently, especially in order to get work

jobbing (adjective)

British a jobbing worker does not have a permanent job and does individual pieces of work for money

junior (adjective)

a junior person does not have a lot of responsibility or power in their job

live-in (adjective)

living in the house where you also work

manual (adjective)

a manual worker or labourer is someone whose job involves physical work using their hands

master (adjective)

used with the name of a job to show that someone has a lot of experience and skill and can train other people

mobile (adjective)

British a mobile group of workers can be sent to different places to do their job

non-resident (adjective)

not living at the place where you work

on loan ()

if someone is on loan to another organization, they are temporarily working for that organization before returning to their own

outgoing (adjective)

soon to leave a position of authority or power

paid (adjective)

used for describing a period of time when you are given pay by the place where you work although you are not at work

paid (adjective)

receiving pay for work that you do

part-time (adjective)

doing part-time work or study

pro (adjective)

informal involved in playing a sport or game as a job, rather than for enjoyment

probationary (adjective)

relating to someone who has been given a new job and is being tested to see whether they can do the job well

professional (adjective)

behaving in a correct way at work and doing your job well

professional (adjective)

working in a profession

professional (adjective)

playing a sport or doing an activity as a job rather than for enjoyment

professionally (adverb)

with the formal qualifications necessary for a particular profession

professionally (adverb)

showing the type of behaviour and skills that someone with a professional job is expected to have

qualified (adjective)

thoroughly trained for a particular job

resident (adjective)

working regularly in a particular place

retired (adjective)

no longer working because you have reached the age where you are officially too old to work

roving (adjective)

travelling around from place to place, especially as part of your job

seasoned (adjective)

experienced in a particular activity or job

self-employed (adjective)

working for yourself instead of for an employer and paid directly by the people who you provide a product or service to

temporary (adjective)

temporary workers do a job for a limited period of time

tenured (adjective)

having a job that you can do permanently, especially with a university or government department

unprofessional (adjective)

not behaving according to the standards of work or behaviour of your profession

unskilled (adjective)

working at a job that does not need much education, training, or experience

the unwaged (adjective)

British without any pay

voluntary (adjective)

a voluntary worker receives no pay. Another word for a person who works for no pay is a volunteer.

white-collar (adjective)

white-collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work. People who do physical work in places such as factories and mines are called blue-collar workers.

worker (noun)

used for describing how well, quickly etc someone works

working (adjective)

doing a job that involves mostly physical work

worth your salt ()

respected by other people because you do your job well

Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe workers in British Thesaurus