essential worker

1. 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.

1. Tennis players have been classified as essential workers.

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2. Tom is an essential worker.

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3. How come Tom gets to be an essential worker while Mary loses her job?

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4. Because Tom is an essential worker, he gets to keep his job if he's willing to face the workplace risks.

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