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
Tucked into the trees of San Jose’s History Park, the museum is home to historical photos and artifacts that tell the story of early Chinese immigrants who settled in the Santa Clara Valley, working as ranchers, laborers and builders on the Transcontinental Railroad.
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Sophie Luo, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
In the Lumière brothers’ short Workers Leaving the Factory (1895), considered by many historians to be the first cinematographic film recording, the onscreen laborers are actually leaving their jobs at the Lumières’ factory, where photographic plates were produced and developed.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Chiefs or caciques held godlike powers and could order laborers to cultivate land or serve in military encounters.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Maricopa County deputies, after getting 287(g) certified in 2007, carried out 11 immigration sweeps within five months outside a former furniture store in Phoenix that was a popular gathering spot for laborers.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Luo, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
In the Lumière brothers’ short Workers Leaving the Factory (1895), considered by many historians to be the first cinematographic film recording, the onscreen laborers are actually leaving their jobs at the Lumières’ factory, where photographic plates were produced and developed.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Chiefs or caciques held godlike powers and could order laborers to cultivate land or serve in military encounters.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Maricopa County deputies, after getting 287(g) certified in 2007, carried out 11 immigration sweeps within five months outside a former furniture store in Phoenix that was a popular gathering spot for laborers.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laborer
Noun
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The listener is no longer an outsider from the polite world of public broadcasting, or podcasting, but a tired factory worker longing for relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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In Uttar Pradesh, a development initiative provided community health workers with a smartphone app that combined diagnostic and treatment instructions with a client-management program.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The region was once dominated by slave plantations; during the two World Wars, Yemassee was best known for its train depot, which welcomed marine recruits on their way to basic training.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The film, written by Barbosa alongside Werner Salles, is set in 1695 and sees a family of slaves organize a rebellion to flee in search of the utopian Quilombo dos Palmares following a call from the spiritual helm.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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