"essential worker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: essential workers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} essential worker (plural essential workers)
  1. a worker who is considered crucial to a particular sector
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  2. a worker considered necessary for the community at large; especially first responders, other medical, education and transport personnel.
    Sense id: en-essential_worker-en-noun-BmTdCHcs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 85 5
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see essential, worker. Related terms: “essential worker, n.” under “essential, n.”, in, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2021, Dictionary.com, Oxford University Press, 2019–2022
    Sense id: en-essential_worker-en-noun-SygeHvpQ

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