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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The three of them crammed into a single room in a small blue house full of Spanish-speaking laborers.
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ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Its origins trace back to the 19th century, when the mondine sang it—female laborers in Northern Italy's rice paddies—protesting brutal working conditions and lost youth.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Suspecting supernatural forces at work, a Gullah Geechee laborer (Melanie Nicholls-King), who recently lost her home, has to decide to entangle herself with spirits to assist and save them or leave the unwelcomed to their demise.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the city has seen a decline in large scale construction projects, leaving many laborers without steady, long-term employment.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Its origins trace back to the 19th century, when the mondine sang it—female laborers in Northern Italy's rice paddies—protesting brutal working conditions and lost youth.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Suspecting supernatural forces at work, a Gullah Geechee laborer (Melanie Nicholls-King), who recently lost her home, has to decide to entangle herself with spirits to assist and save them or leave the unwelcomed to their demise.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the city has seen a decline in large scale construction projects, leaving many laborers without steady, long-term employment.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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 15 Sep. 2025.
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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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