工人 — meaning in English

English meaning

• laborer noun Someone who does physical work, especially unskilled manual work, often paid by the hour.
• worker noun A person who performs labor, especially for pay.
• workman noun A man who does manual labor, especially skilled labor, for wages.

Senses

工人 is used for these senses in English:

• laborer One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.
• worker One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
• workman A man who labours for wages.

worker — full definition

1. noun A person who performs labor, especially for pay.
2. noun A non-reproductive social insect, such as a worker bee or ant, that performs labor for the colony.