as in worker
a person who does very hard or dull work
they could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships
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Recent Examples of laborer
Geffrard’s focus was on attracting agricultural laborers – not the kind of work the Martinez family would likely be enticed to take on.
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Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
While Beltane celebrate the natural wonders of the world, International Workers' Day focuses on the industrial achievements of laborers.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.
—Sasha Vasilyuk, Time, 8 May 2025
But, as Levi history tells it, the wife of a local laborer came to Davis asking for pants that wouldn’t fall apart.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
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Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
While Beltane celebrate the natural wonders of the world, International Workers' Day focuses on the industrial achievements of laborers.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.
—Sasha Vasilyuk, Time, 8 May 2025
But, as Levi history tells it, the wife of a local laborer came to Davis asking for pants that wouldn’t fall apart.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laborer
Noun
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Tia Carrere, who voiced Nani in the original, appears in the new film as the social worker Mrs. Kekoa.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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This creates a closed-loop system where value flows back to both the worker and the business.—
Carlos Netto,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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President Donald Trump has stated that birthright citizenship — which his administration is trying to overturn in court — was originally intended for a narrow group of people: the children of slaves.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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The word cowboy itself was used in a derogatory way to describe the former slaves as 'boys,' ... destroying the negative connotation, what remains is the strength and resiliency of these men who were the true definition of Western fortitude.—
Alex Gonzalez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborer. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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