NINE-TO-FIVERS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

nine-to-fivers

noun

plural of nine-to-fiver

as in laborers

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Activists suspect that Flock’s data has been used to plan immigration raids, which frequently target hardware store parking lots where migrant day-laborers often wait for work.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
The White miners drove hundreds of other Chinese laborers out of the town.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of laborers

Noun

Learn from experienced coworkers, understand how your work impacts other departments and expand your skills.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
CEOs have been warning professionals that AI won’t take their jobs—it’ll actually be their tech-savvy coworkers snatching up opportunities.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of coworkers

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And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Whether El Niño will continue to strengthen is something Cole and her colleagues’ records can’t answer, but scientists are using climate models to try to puzzle that out.

— Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

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