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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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 23 May 2025
Consider android laborers harvesting crops at night while humans engage in creative endeavors by day.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, banning Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S.
—Time, 19 May 2025
From the Chinese laborers who built the railroads, to the Cuban refugees who revitalized Miami, to the undocumented parents who clean our hospitals and grow our food, immigrants and their children are not outsiders to the American story.
—Vilerka Bilbao, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laborer. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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