Added 9 October 2026 workforce /ˈwɝk.foɹs/ noun Categories: SocietyUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about workforce at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The force of workers available. Origin From work + force. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: manpowermenhandspersonnelemployeeheadcountworkplaceemploymentstaffinglabour-intensivelabor Back to today's word