Definition of hardworking | Bee Dictionary of English

In today's economy, when hardworking American families buy groceries they feel the sting of misguided federal agriculture polices.
When she won a congressional seat, she rose through the ranks of her colleagues by being a hardworking, smart and disciplined professional.
We need a President who will look out for the interests of hardworking families, not just their big campaign donors and corporate allies.

Pensions soar; taxpayers saddled
As a hardworking private-sector employer and taxpayer, I find any pension in the public sector over $200,000 very hard to swallow. I’m sorry, I know how hard our teachers, police, firefighters and government employees work, but you have to admit this is getting out of hand.
June 12, 2013 - The Journal News
Family remembers truck driver’s life
David Warren Stone’s hair was gray, but his hardworking spirit and his 72-year-old body didn’t reveal his age – a fact his eldest son will never forget.
June 12, 2013 - Rocky Mount Telegram
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June 11, 2013 - York News-Times

Harry Reid in Wall Street Journal
President Bush, in a White House statement, said: "Tim was a tough and hardworking newsman. He was always well-informed and thorough in his interviews. And he was as gregarious off the set as he was prepared on it."
President Bush in Xinhua
This is an issue that's affecting hardworking people,Bush told reporters after meeting with more than a dozen manufacturers and business owners from across the country.
John McCain in ABC News
McCain joked that Democrats had already begun attacking Joe the Plumber, the Ohio man whom he referred to in Wednesday night's debate, and claimed "that this honest, hardworking small businessman could not possibly have enough income to face a tax...