Substitute and Worker

Substitute

Substitute noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.

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Worker and substitute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worker" instead a noun "Substitute".

Worker noun - A person who does very hard or dull work.

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Substitute and worker are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Substitute" instead a noun "Worker".

Nearby Words: work, working, worked, workplace, workmate

good	good substitute	good worker
best	best substitute	best worker
better	better substitute	better worker
common	common substitute	common worker
Other adjectives: regular, fat, poor, real, great, black, innocent, young, new, former, occasional, local.

Examples include: Her early acting as a test-substitute for Ruri has Kyoko play a ryokan worker and sit in seiza on what is a heavily sprained ankle, yet retains a pleasantly smiling face towards 'the customer' Ren, as per her being taught to act like that by Shou's mother years ago.

Source: Manga / Skip Beat!
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Green Ant, for Worker Ant, in a very successful iteration of this trope as he both fills Worker's role in The Colony (as the one who speaks fluent English and the one who tends to play face in peril for the group) and has developed his own distinct persona.

Source: Wrestling / CHIKARA

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