laborer

la·bor·er

noun \-bər-ər\

Definition of LABORER

: one that labors; specifically : a person who does unskilled physical work for wages

Examples of LABORER

1. He has been working as a laborer on a construction project.
2. <having no real skills, the men could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships>

First Known Use of LABORER

14th century

Related to LABORER

Synonyms: dogsbody [chiefly British], drone, drudge, drudger, fag, foot soldier, grub, grubber, grunt, slave, peon, plugger, slavey, slogger, toiler, worker

Related Words: workhorse; coolie, serf

Near Antonyms: goldbrick, shirker; drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, sluggard

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Rhymes with LABORER

taborer