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Definition of hard-working adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hard-working

adjective
 
/ˌhɑːd ˈwɜːkɪŋ/
 
/ˌhɑːrd ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
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  1. putting a lot of effort into a job and doing it well
    • hard-working nurses
    • I want to stand up for all the decent, hard-working families in this country.
    Topics Personal qualitiesa2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHard-working is used with these nouns:
    • employee
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