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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Noun

Eliminating the grace period would favor American laborers, the DHS argued.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Unions representing laborers, electrical workers, pipe fitters and firefighters donated $1 million, according to the Times analysis.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of laborers

Noun

For example, an investor could search for cities in the Sunbelt, the Midwest or specialized college towns experiencing steady inbound migration of young professionals and hybrid workers.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
According to new Gallup polling, 27% of US workers worry that technology will render their jobs obsolete, a new high.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of workers

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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

Definition of foot soldiers

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