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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As Mexican laborers made their way into American lands through the Bracero program, an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico that allowed Mexican citizens to temporarily work in America to help with the crops due to an enormous manpower shortage in the U.S due to World War II.
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Caterina Barbera Kipreos, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Undocumented laborers make up a significant portion of the construction workforce.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Naqvi said those who killed the laborers would not be able to escape from the grip of the law.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
On that day in 1868, Cuban revolutionary Carlos Manuel de Céspedes freed his family’s enslaved laborers and announced the beginning of an uprising against Spanish rule.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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Caterina Barbera Kipreos, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Undocumented laborers make up a significant portion of the construction workforce.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Naqvi said those who killed the laborers would not be able to escape from the grip of the law.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
On that day in 1868, Cuban revolutionary Carlos Manuel de Céspedes freed his family’s enslaved laborers and announced the beginning of an uprising against Spanish rule.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laborer. Accessed 22 Oct. 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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