workerlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈwəːkələs/, U.S.

/ˈwərkərləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worker n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < worker n. + -less suffix. In sense 1 after scientific Latin Anergates, genus name ( Bibliothèque universelle, revue suisse et étrangère 45 (1872) 35, in a report of a paper read by A. Forel; < ancient Greek ἀν- an- prefix² + ἐργάτης ergate n.).

1. Entomology. Designating insects which, unlike related species, have no worker caste, esp. certain ants and bees that parasitize the colonies of social species.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > worker > not

workerless1883

1883 Churchman 8 203 The converse takes place with an ant appropriately called Anergatis, i.e. workerless.

1929 J. G. Myers Lubbock's Ants, Bees & Wasps (new ed.) 303 Such a workerless parasite as Anergates.

1967 J. H. Sudd Introd. Behaviour Ants vii. 140 Anergates atratulus, the workerless parasite of Tetramorium caespitum.

2000 C. D. Michener Bees of World 765/1 Some species of Bombini are workerless social parasites in nests of other species.

2. Having no workers. Now esp.: (of a business, factory, etc.) wholly automated, so as to make human workers unnecessary.

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > [adjective] > without workers

labour-starved1873

workerless1906

1906 Daily News 28 Aug. 7 We must transfer the workless to the workerless land.

1941 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 6 835 The proportion of the workerless families with a woman head mounted.

1975 Economist 1 Feb. 6/1 The workerless factory, the dockerless port, the driverless transport system, would seem to entail the wageless consumer and the customerless shop.

2000 J. E. Combs Play World ii. 59 There are dark forecasts about the workerless corporation,..the elimination of labor as the next great economic agenda.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	workerless
释义	workerlessadj. Brit. /ˈwəːkələs/, U.S. /ˈwərkərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worker n., -less suffix. Etymology: < worker n. + -less suffix. In sense 1 after scientific Latin Anergates, genus name ( Bibliothèque universelle, revue suisse et étrangère 45 (1872) 35, in a report of a paper read by A. Forel; < ancient Greek ἀν- an- prefix² + ἐργάτης ergate n.). 1. Entomology. Designating insects which, unlike related species, have no worker caste, esp. certain ants and bees that parasitize the colonies of social species. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > worker > not workerless1883 1883 Churchman 8 203 The converse takes place with an ant appropriately called Anergatis, i.e. workerless. 1929 J. G. Myers Lubbock's Ants, Bees & Wasps (new ed.) 303 Such a workerless parasite as Anergates. 1967 J. H. Sudd Introd. Behaviour Ants vii. 140 Anergates atratulus, the workerless parasite of Tetramorium caespitum. 2000 C. D. Michener Bees of World 765/1 Some species of Bombini are workerless social parasites in nests of other species. 2. Having no workers. Now esp.: (of a business, factory, etc.) wholly automated, so as to make human workers unnecessary. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [adjective] > without workers labour-starved1873 workerless1906 1906 Daily News 28 Aug. 7 We must transfer the workless to the workerless land. 1941 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 6 835 The proportion of the workerless families with a woman head mounted. 1975 Economist 1 Feb. 6/1 The workerless factory, the dockerless port, the driverless transport system, would seem to entail the wageless consumer and the customerless shop. 2000 J. E. Combs Play World ii. 59 There are dark forecasts about the workerless corporation,..the elimination of labor as the next great economic agenda. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1883
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