subworker

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ worker.

Noun

subworker (plural subworkers)

  1. A subordinate worker or helper; an underling.
    • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
      the Repairer of a decayed Intellect , and a Sub-worker to Grace
  2. (programming) A worker thread that is subordinate to another; a subthread.

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