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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Noun
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For low-wage workers, contractor laborers, and families split across multiple jobs, a clinic visit can resemble a luxury rather than a basic necessity.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
19 Jan. 2026 -
The scheme transformed the following year into one that produced and marketed several million bottles of counterfeit drink that was mixed under unsanitary conditions by day laborers, prosecutors said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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That measure, pushed by SEIU-UHW, a labor union representing many of the state’s health care workers, would impose a 5% tax on people with $1 billion or more in assets.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Congress has become the president’s foot soldiers.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Just as MBAs worldwide have spawned a managerial caste — the foot soldiers of the corporate world — the reckoning schools produced their own commercial caste.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Dogsbodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogsbodies. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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