dogsbodies

noun

plural of dogsbody, chiefly British
as in laborers
a person who does very hard or dull work I worked for several years as a gofer and general dogsbody for a London publishing house

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  1. laborers
  2. workers
  3. foot soldiers
Noun
  • In Jordan, work and residency permits for migrant laborers are linked to a sponsor, usually the employer, under kafala.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Gutter length and size Materials are typically priced per linear foot, and more gutters mean more work for laborers, too.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of laborers
Noun
  • The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The idea is for tech workers to live and work in the same building.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of workers
Noun
  • Before the whole scene of domestic bliss is cut short, Cruz and Josie discuss their looming irrelevance as human foot soldiers in a future of wars fought by machines, finding brief solace in each other’s out-of-uniform bodies.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Getty Images Artillery used to be the biggest threat to foot soldiers, now most casualties are caused by drones.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of foot soldiers
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