DOGSBODIES Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Without fiefdoms structuring the distribution of land, the division of labor, and the provision of military protection, agents of state coercion were needed to ensure that former serfs would serve as wage laborers.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The copper rivets, still used across jean designs today, were initially added to prevent rips frequently experienced by miners and other laborers.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of laborers

Noun

Conrad has done an outstanding job of pulling together a team of local workers at all levels of the business.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
During the boom years of the reform era, from 1978 to the early 2000s, China was a country of productive workers.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

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But the current Sinaloa turf war—la narcopandemia, locals call it—has created new categories of victims, far from the foot soldiers and hit men targeted in previous spasms of violence.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
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

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