laborer
noun
la·bor·er
ˈlā-bər-ər 
: one that labors
specifically
: a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
In one of the essays accompanying the photographs, the academic Lily Cho estimates that building America’s railroads cost thousands of Chinese laborers their lives.
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Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
An increasingly authoritarian former Soviet republic, Tajikistan ranks among the world’s poorest countries, which fuels discontent and drives millions of migrant laborers to seek better lives abroad.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Not far from here, hundreds of construction laborers are finishing the next two phases of the Clearwater project.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Israel suspended those work permits for most of those Palestinian laborers, like Mousa.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Some Americans fear that an influx of unskilled laborers means lower wages for unskilled laborers.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
The population of skilled laborers is aging, and the construction industry says young people are pushed to prioritize college, leading to a shortage of workers.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Two Mexican-American labor leaders and civil rights activists who worked on behalf of farm laborers across the country will be celebrated Saturday in Fort Worth.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
These laborers perform a variety of jobs throughout the country.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
An increasingly authoritarian former Soviet republic, Tajikistan ranks among the world’s poorest countries, which fuels discontent and drives millions of migrant laborers to seek better lives abroad.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Not far from here, hundreds of construction laborers are finishing the next two phases of the Clearwater project.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Israel suspended those work permits for most of those Palestinian laborers, like Mousa.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Some Americans fear that an influx of unskilled laborers means lower wages for unskilled laborers.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
The population of skilled laborers is aging, and the construction industry says young people are pushed to prioritize college, leading to a shortage of workers.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Two Mexican-American labor leaders and civil rights activists who worked on behalf of farm laborers across the country will be celebrated Saturday in Fort Worth.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
These laborers perform a variety of jobs throughout the country.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Apr. 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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