laborer
noun
la·bor·er
ˈlā-bər-ər 
: one that labors
specifically
: a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
Examples of laborer in a Sentence
He has been working as a laborer on a construction project.
they could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships
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May 1 became associated with workers' rights in 1886 when hundreds of thousands of laborers in Chicago participated in a multi-day strike to push for an eight-hour workday.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Their demands included wage increases, an end to outsourcing, and stronger protections for both domestic and migrant laborers.
—Thomas Adamson and Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The Lettuce Workers Strike of 1930 Matthew Wills November 27, 2020
Uniting for better wages and working conditions, a remarkably diverse coalition of laborers faced off against agribusiness.
—Allison Miller, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
After the imposition of the debt, Haiti went from a nation building a national education and health system under Christophe to enforcing a rural code for laborers under Boyer to pay the debt.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Their demands included wage increases, an end to outsourcing, and stronger protections for both domestic and migrant laborers.
—Thomas Adamson and Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The Lettuce Workers Strike of 1930 Matthew Wills November 27, 2020
Uniting for better wages and working conditions, a remarkably diverse coalition of laborers faced off against agribusiness.
—Allison Miller, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
After the imposition of the debt, Haiti went from a nation building a national education and health system under Christophe to enforcing a rural code for laborers under Boyer to pay the debt.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laborer. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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laborer
noun
la·bor·er
ˈlā-bər-ər
: one that works
especially
: a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
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