laborer
noun
la·bor·er
ˈlā-bər-ər 
: one that labors
specifically
: a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
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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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
All of this is thrilling news for the literary laborer.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Charlotte doesn’t have nearly enough skilled laborers to meet the demand for future transportation projects, according to a report presented at a City Council committee meeting on Monday.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
At first, foreign students lived there; from the 1980s onward, Vietnamese contract workers moved in, alongside smaller groups of Mozambican, Cuban, and Angolan laborers during the GDR period.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for laborer
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laborer. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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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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