"Turker" meaning in English

See Turker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Turkers [plural]
Etymology: Ellipsis of Amazon Mechanical Turk + -er; the Amazon service is named for the Mechanical Turk of 1770–1854. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|w:Amazon Mechanical Turk}} Ellipsis of Amazon Mechanical Turk, {{affix|en|-er}} -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Turker (plural Turkers)
  1. A person who does small tasks as part of the Amazon Mechanical Turk service. Wikipedia link: Mechanical Turk Categories (topical): People Synonyms: Mechanical Turker, turker Related terms: Turking

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