ancillary
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an ancillary worker
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someone who works in an organization, especially a political party or large corporation, but is considered to have no views or beliefs of their own
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a woman who is more interested in her career than in being married and having children. People who use this word often think this is a bad thing.
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an official who is responsible for dealing with problems or requests during a period of time when other officials are not working
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someone who is not permanently employed by a particular company, but sells their services to more than one company
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someone who worked for an organization that existed in the past and who now works for the organization that has replaced it
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a worker who has learned a skill and works for a business that belongs to someone else
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someone who works for an organization who is valuable to it because of the knowledge and ideas that they have
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the ability of workers to move easily from one job to another, in the same place or in another area or country
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someone whose job involves working with numbers. This word often shows that you think this type of work is boring.
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someone who has an important official position in an organization or in the government
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a situation in which there are more workers than are needed to do a job or operate a business.
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someone who works as a secretary to an important person in business or government
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someone who works in sports, music, or art as a profession, rather than doing it for enjoyment. Pro is a short way of saying professional
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relating to a person or group that temporarily replaces another person or group in their job
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a man whose job is to do work that needs strength but no special skills or qualifications, especially on an oil rig, on a ship, at a port, or in a circus
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someone who is intelligent and confident enough to do a job without regular help and advice from other people
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someone who is paid for playing sports, a musical instrument, etc. but who does not do it as their usual job
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someone who has a job doing part of the work that another person or company has agreed to do for someone else
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someone who works in an office and wears a suit, especially a senior manager who you dislike because they think only about the financial aspects of a business
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someone who works from home on a computer and sends work to their office over telephone lines by modem or fax
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someone who depends on the money that they earn in their job in order to pay for the things that they need
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an ordinary person who works in order to earn enough money to live, usually at a very boring job
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the right person to do something
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