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Noun
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(n)
poster (poster%1:10:00::)
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posting (posting%1:10:00::)
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placard (placard%1:10:00::)
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notice (notice%1:10:00::)
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bill (bill%1:10:00::)
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card (card%1:10:02::)
(a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement)
"a poster advertised the coming attractions"
S:
(n)
bill poster (bill_poster%1:18:00::)
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poster (poster%1:18:00::)
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bill sticker (bill_sticker%1:18:00::)
(someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
worker (worker%1:18:00::)
(a person who works at a specific occupation)
"he is a good worker"
S:
(n)
caster (caster%1:18:00::)
(a worker who casts molten metal into finished products)
S:
(n)
finisher (finisher%1:18:00::)
(a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process)
S:
(n)
assistant (assistant%1:18:00::)
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helper (helper%1:18:01::)
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help (help%1:18:00::)
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supporter (supporter%1:18:01::)
(a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)
"my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
S:
(n)
beater (beater%1:18:00::)
(a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter)
S:
(n)
bill poster (bill_poster%1:18:00::)
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poster (poster%1:18:00::)
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bill sticker (bill_sticker%1:18:00::)
(someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards)
S:
(n)
bleacher (bleacher%1:18:00::)
(a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.))
S:
(n)
boatman (boatman%1:18:00::)
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boater (boater%1:18:00::)
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waterman (waterman%1:18:00::)
(someone who drives or rides in a boat)
S:
(n)
carter (carter%1:18:00::)
(someone whose work is driving carts)
S:
(n)
charcoal burner (charcoal_burner%1:18:00::)
(a worker whose job is to make charcoal)
S:
(n)
collector (collector%1:18:00::)
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gatherer (gatherer%1:18:00::)
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accumulator (accumulator%1:18:00::)
(a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes))
S:
(n)
comber (comber%1:18:00::)
(a person who separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool)
S:
(n)
cornhusker (cornhusker%1:18:00::)
(a worker who husks corn)
S:
(n)
driver (driver%1:18:02::)
(someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle)
S:
(n)
employable (employable%1:18:00::)
(a person who is qualified and ready to work)
S:
(n)
employee (employee%1:18:00::)
(a worker who is hired to perform a job)
S:
(n)
freelancer (freelancer%1:18:00::)
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freelance (freelance%1:18:00::)
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free-lance (free-lance%1:18:00::)
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free lance (free_lance%1:18:00::)
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independent (independent%1:18:00::)
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self-employed person (self-employed_person%1:18:00::)
(a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them)
S:
(n)
gutter (gutter%1:18:00::)
(a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.))
S:
(n)
hanger (hanger%1:18:00::)
(a worker who hangs something)
S:
(n)
lamplighter (lamplighter%1:18:00::)
((when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights)
S:
(n)
melter (melter%1:18:00::)
(a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.))
S:
(n)
moonlighter (moonlighter%1:18:00::)
(a person who holds a second job (usually after hours))
S:
(n)
mopper (mopper%1:18:00::)
(a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface)
S:
(n)
muzzler (muzzler%1:18:00::)
(someone who muzzles animals)
S:
(n)
nailer (nailer%1:18:00::)
(a worker who attaches something by nailing it)
S:
(n)
oiler (oiler%1:18:00::)
(a worker who oils engines or machinery)
S:
(n)
part-timer (part-timer%1:18:00::)
(someone who works less than the customary or standard time)
S:
(n)
peeler (peeler%1:18:01::)
(a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables)
S:
(n)
planter (planter%1:18:01::)
(a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground)
S:
(n)
plier (plier%1:18:00::)
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plyer (plyer%1:18:00::)
(someone who plies a trade)
S:
(n)
processor (processor%1:18:00::)
(someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.))
S:
(n)
pruner (pruner%1:18:00::)
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trimmer (trimmer%1:18:00::)
(a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs)
"untouched by the pruner's axe"
S:
(n)
puller (puller%1:18:00::)
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tugger (tugger%1:18:00::)
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dragger (dragger%1:18:00::)
(someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something)
S:
(n)
quarryman (quarryman%1:18:00::)
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quarrier (quarrier%1:18:00::)
(a man who works in a quarry)
S:
(n)
ragsorter (ragsorter%1:18:00::)
(a worker who sorts rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking))
S:
(n)
scab (scab%1:18:00::)
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strikebreaker (strikebreaker%1:18:00::)
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blackleg (blackleg%1:18:00::)
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rat (rat%1:18:01::)
(someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike)
S:
(n)
scrubber (scrubber%1:18:00::)
(a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck))
S:
(n)
seasonal worker (seasonal_worker%1:18:00::)
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seasonal (seasonal%1:18:00::)
(a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons)
S:
(n)
servant (servant%1:18:00::)
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retainer (retainer%1:18:00::)
(a person working in the service of another (especially in the household))
S:
(n)
sheller (sheller%1:18:00::)
(a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters))
S:
(n)
shelver (shelver%1:18:00::)
(a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves)
S:
(n)
shingler (shingler%1:18:00::)
(a worker who shingles roofs)
S:
(n)
shoveler (shoveler%1:18:00::)
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shoveller (shoveller%1:18:00::)
(a worker who shovels)
"a shoveler of coal"
S:
(n)
skidder (skidder%1:18:00::)
(a worker who uses a skid to move logs)
S:
(n)
skilled worker (skilled_worker%1:18:00::)
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trained worker (trained_worker%1:18:00::)
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skilled workman (skilled_workman%1:18:00::)
(a worker who has acquired special skills)
S:
(n)
slave (slave%1:18:01::)
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striver (striver%1:18:00::)
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hard worker (hard_worker%1:18:00::)
(someone who works as hard as a slave)
S:
(n)
solderer (solderer%1:18:00::)
(a worker who joins or mends with solder)
S:
(n)
splicer (splicer%1:18:00::)
(a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands)
S:
(n)
splitter (splitter%1:18:01::)
(a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone)
S:
(n)
stainer (stainer%1:18:00::)
(a worker who stains (wood or fabric))
S:
(n)
stemmer (stemmer%1:18:00::)
(a worker who makes or applies stems for artificial flowers)
S:
(n)
stringer (stringer%1:18:00::)
(a worker who strings)
"a stringer of beads"
S:
(n)
stripper (stripper%1:18:01::)
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stemmer (stemmer%1:18:01::)
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sprigger (sprigger%1:18:00::)
(a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books)
S:
(n)
tacker (tacker%1:18:01::)
(a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding))
S:
(n)
tapper (tapper%1:18:02::)
(a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads)
S:
(n)
teaser (teaser%1:18:01::)
(a worker who teases wool)
S:
(n)
temp (temp%1:18:00::)
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temporary (temporary%1:18:00::)
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temporary worker (temporary_worker%1:18:00::)
(a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis)
S:
(n)
toiler (toiler%1:18:00::)
(one who works strenuously)
S:
(n)
throwster (throwster%1:18:00::)
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thrower (thrower%1:18:02::)
(a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn)
S:
(n)
tier (tier%1:18:00::)
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tier up (tier_up%1:18:00::)
(a worker who ties something)
S:
(n)
tiler (tiler%1:18:00::)
(a worker who lays tile)
S:
(n)
topper (topper%1:18:00::)
(a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.))
S:
(n)
topper (topper%1:18:01::)
(a worker who makes or adds the top to something)
S:
(n)
trade unionist (trade_unionist%1:18:00::)
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unionist (unionist%1:18:00::)
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union member (union_member%1:18:00::)
(a worker who belongs to a trade union)
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(n)
twiner (twiner%1:18:00::)
(someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing)
S:
(n)
volunteer (volunteer%1:18:00::)
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unpaid worker (unpaid_worker%1:18:00::)
(a person who performs voluntary work)
S:
(n)
wallah (wallah%1:18:00::)
(usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing)
"a kitchen wallah"; "the book wallah"
S:
(n)
washer (washer%1:18:00::)
(someone who washes things for a living)
S:
(n)
winder (winder%1:18:00::)
(a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism))
S:
(n)
wiper (wiper%1:18:00::)
(a worker who wipes)
S:
(n)
working girl (working_girl%1:18:00::)
(a young woman who is employed)
S:
(n)
workmate (workmate%1:18:00::)
(a fellow worker)
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
post horse (post_horse%1:05:00::)
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post-horse (post-horse%1:05:00::)
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poster (poster%1:05:00::)
(a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
horse (horse%1:05:00::)
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Equus caballus (equus_caballus%1:05:00::)
(solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times)