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subworker

subworker noun: a subordinate worker or helper; an underling.

Noun

subworker (plural subworkers)

  1. A subordinate worker or helper; an underling.
    • the Repairer of a decayed Intellect , and a Sub-worker to Grace1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
  2. A worker thread that is subordinate to another; a subthread.

Forms of subworker

pluralsubworkers

Origin of subworker

From sub- + worker.

Questions about subworker

What does subworker mean?
Subworker means a subordinate worker or helper; an underling.
What part of speech is subworker?
Subworker is a noun.
What is the plural of subworker?
The plural of subworker is subworkers.

Words near subworker in the dictionary

  1. subwoofers
  2. subwoofing
  3. subwoofs
  4. subword
  5. subwords
  6. subworker
  7. subworkers
  8. subworkgroup
  9. subworkgroups
  10. subworkman
  11. subworkmen

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