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worker in Malay

pekerja

/ˈwɜː.kə//ˈwɝ.kɚ/

worker in Malay: pekerja. In English, worker means one who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.

Malay words for worker

person who performs labor
pekerja

English meaning of worker

  1. noun One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
  2. noun A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
  3. noun A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.
  4. noun A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.

Full definition of worker

worker in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: employee
  • This FTP client spawns a separate worker for each file to be uploaded.

Synonyms of worker

worker in other languages

Questions about worker in Malay

What is the meaning of worker in Malay?
Worker in Malay is pekerja.
Apakah maksud worker dalam bahasa Melayu?
Worker: pekerja.
What does worker mean in English?
Worker means one who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: worker (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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