essential worker
noun1
A worker who is considered crucial to a particular sector.
2
A worker considered necessary for the community at large; especially first responders, other medical, education and transport personnel.
3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see essential, worker.
- Synonyms
- key worker
- Related terms
- “essential worker, n.” under “essential, n.”, in, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2021, Dictionary.com, Oxford University Press, 2019–2022