laborer
noun
la·bor·er
ˈlā-bər-ər 
: one that labors
specifically
: a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
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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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His paintings range from the abstract to the figurative — flowers, laborers, bicycles, pushcarts.
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Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 2 June 2024
In 2023, 53 percent of semiconductor employees were at least somewhat likely to resign their posts in the following half year
Semiconductor firms must attract craft laborers from a common pool of tradespeople.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2024
Long sacred to Native American tribes, the formation is now home mainly to cattle that chomp grass behind stone walls built by Chinese laborers more than a century ago, oblivious to the fact that some people want to throw open the gates and some want to keep them locked forever.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Sunday was Workers Memorial Day, an annual day of remembrance for laborers killed or hurt on the job, started in 1989 by the AFL-CIO.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2024
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Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 2 June 2024
In 2023, 53 percent of semiconductor employees were at least somewhat likely to resign their posts in the following half year
Semiconductor firms must attract craft laborers from a common pool of tradespeople.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2024
Long sacred to Native American tribes, the formation is now home mainly to cattle that chomp grass behind stone walls built by Chinese laborers more than a century ago, oblivious to the fact that some people want to throw open the gates and some want to keep them locked forever.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Sunday was Workers Memorial Day, an annual day of remembrance for laborers killed or hurt on the job, started in 1989 by the AFL-CIO.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2024
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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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