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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Those experiences shaped his later activism and commitment to improving working conditions for agricultural laborers, many of whom were immigrants and people of color with few legal protections.
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Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Efforts to organize migrant laborers were usually crushed violently by farmers and local law enforcement.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Many laborers are still exhausted and underpaid.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Women worked as domestics; men served as unskilled laborers, canal diggers and later as mill workers across the river.
—Paula Kane, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
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Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Efforts to organize migrant laborers were usually crushed violently by farmers and local law enforcement.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Many laborers are still exhausted and underpaid.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Women worked as domestics; men served as unskilled laborers, canal diggers and later as mill workers across the river.
—Paula Kane, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 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 20 Mar. 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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