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
During his early years in the minors, Bernardino worked as a Lyft driver, warehouse stocker, and construction laborer to supplement his income.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Lyftogt said Iowans who signed up to fight in the Civil War were overwhelmingly smallholder farmers, laborers and tradesman who saw the possibility of slavery spreading to their borders as a threat to their livelihoods.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Occupations such as construction laborers, janitors, electricians, barbers, and bartenders, may largely be in the clear, whereas accountants, office clerks, customer service reps, and software developers could be the hardest hit.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Those experiences shaped his later activism and commitment to improving working conditions for agricultural laborers, many of whom were immigrants and people of color with few legal protections.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Lyftogt said Iowans who signed up to fight in the Civil War were overwhelmingly smallholder farmers, laborers and tradesman who saw the possibility of slavery spreading to their borders as a threat to their livelihoods.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Occupations such as construction laborers, janitors, electricians, barbers, and bartenders, may largely be in the clear, whereas accountants, office clerks, customer service reps, and software developers could be the hardest hit.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Those experiences shaped his later activism and commitment to improving working conditions for agricultural laborers, many of whom were immigrants and people of color with few legal protections.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laborer
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This time, however, travelers are already facing long lines and delays due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has left thousands of TSA workers without pay.—
De'Anthony Taylor,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2026
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Fatalities data, the group says, is based on a range of sources, including sources among medical workers, publicly available images and official statements.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jews celebrate the freeing of Israelite slaves from Egypt and Moses guiding them to the Promised Land.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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In 1861, Abraham Lincoln, a member of the Republican Party, signed the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all slaves living in non-Union states.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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