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Meaning of worker bee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen.

Equivalents

Bosanski radilica радилица
Dansk arbejderbi arbejdsbi
Deutsch Arbeiterin
Esperanto laborabelo
Español abeja obrera
Suomi työläinen työmehiläinen
Français abeille ouvrière ouvrière
Gaeilge beach oibre
Gàidhlig seillean-obrach
Hrvatski radilica радилица
Italiano ape operaia
日本語 働きバチ 働き蜂
한국어 일벌
Nederlands werkbij werkster
Polski robotnica
Português abelha-operária
Română albină lucrătoare
Русский рабо́чая пчела́
Shqip zoge
Српски radilica радилица
Türkçe işçi arı

Examples

“Then, a worker bee has got six thousand eyes of each side of its head so it can see⟳ the flowers that it wants to get⟳ the pollen and the nectar from.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

worker-priest worker's comp worker's compensation workeress workerism workerist

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