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  1. word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    I'm trying to find a word or a short phrase that target such person. Like someone who has no passion, no drive and only does whatever needed to survive.

  2. word choice - Can I call a cashier in a store a “clerk”? - English ...

    Dec 23, 2024 · I’m wondering if “clerk” is a general term that can refer to all the normal employees in a store (excluding management, of course). I’m looking for such a general term. Can I use “worker”? Is …

  3. what is the difference between employee and staff and worker

    I am reading Human Resource(HR) book, and I can not understand employee, staff and worker. Please explain in detail, thank!

  4. Help with understanding Apostrophe for worker's or workers'

    Oct 18, 2019 · I am currently writing an essay on Political Economy. Can I ask what the correct use is for the Apostrophe in this sentence: 1) You could be asking yourself why a worker's democracy is …

  5. single word requests - "Co-worker" equivalent for "volunteer ...

    Feb 15, 2021 · The field, "relationship to reference," made me realize that I didn't know of and couldn't find a term that is similar to a "worker's co-worker." Since I couldn't find validation for the term "co …

  6. "Experienced" vs. "seasoned" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Are these two words interchangeable? According to the Oxford dictionary, experienced means having knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity, while seasoned having a lot of experience in a

  7. Word to call a person that works in a store

    Oct 7, 2013 · 5 In the UK we have shop assistant but there are more specific terms like checkout girl and the possibly pejorative shelf-stacker, as well as the general shopworker, retail worker and so on. The …

  8. Word for "someone who does the same job as me"

    Is there a word that means something like "someone who does the same job as me"? I've thought of colleague and co-worker. These both indicate that someone works at the same place, or some other k...

  9. What is the word for a person who does different jobs?

    Apr 12, 2014 · Depending on context, consider "gofer,' "handyman," and "versatile/all-around worker." gofer (or gopher): a person whose job is to do various small and usually boring jobs for other people.

  10. terminology - What's the term for "government worker"? - English ...

    Oct 6, 2016 · In English, there is no single umbrella term systematically used for workers employed by the government (unlike the word "fonctionnaire" in French or the terms "funcionario" and "funcionario …