utility worker

collocation in English

meaningsofutilityandworker

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utility
noun
uk
/juːˈtɪl.ə.ti/us
/juːˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
a service that is used by the public, such as an electricity or ...
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worker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɜː.kər/us
/ˈwɝː.kɚ/
someone who works in a particular job or in a ...
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(Definition ofutilityandworkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His career has progressed from a humble beginning as a sales boy toutilityworker, teacher and college administrator.
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It is stated that this strike is not anti-foreign; it includes public utility workers.
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It has 10 personnel complement which include 1 doctor, 3 nurses, 3 midwives, 2 utility workers and 1 clerk.
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When utility workers come to shut off her gas for non-payment, she flatly tells them to do what they have to do.
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About 39 minutes later, while utility workers and emergency response personnel were taking preliminary precautions and assessing the situation, an explosion occurred.
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Loyalist paramilitary organisations were prominent in intimidating utility workers and blockading roads.
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The reactor was also used to train utility workers in 1-2 week nuclear instrumentation and reactor operation courses.
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Certain criteria have been developed for the public and utility workers that highlight key practices that need to be followed.
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In addition, abandoned cars blocked the path of utility workers.
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Islanding can be dangerous to utility workers, who may not realize that a circuit is still powered, and it may prevent automatic re-connection of devices.
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They are often used by road maintenance or underground utility workers and by farmers for fast measures over distances too inconvenient to measure with a surveyor's tape.
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While some of these individuals are members of local law enforcement agencies, others such as paramedics, utility workers, and railroad employees have also been recruited into the program.
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Islanding can be dangerous to utility workers, who may not realize that a circuit is still powered, even though there's no power from the electrical grid.
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