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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In just a month of work, a single laborer could collect between 150 to 240 kilograms of beans, a testimony to the intensity of the trade.
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JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2025
Beers on tap cost over $13, expensive for a laborers’ salary, which can be just a few hundred dollars a month.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
In her exploration of the topic, Childress considers the importance of laborers to our daily lives.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
Rugged and stoic men, somewhat nomadic laborers who roamed from job to job, sawing trees one season and hammering railroad spikes into the ground the next.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2025
Beers on tap cost over $13, expensive for a laborers’ salary, which can be just a few hundred dollars a month.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
In her exploration of the topic, Childress considers the importance of laborers to our daily lives.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
Rugged and stoic men, somewhat nomadic laborers who roamed from job to job, sawing trees one season and hammering railroad spikes into the ground the next.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 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 18 Nov. 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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