drudger

as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work a youth striving to become something more than just a drudger working at some dead-end job

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Noun
  • Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.
    Sasha Vasilyuk, Time, 8 May 2025
  • But, as Levi history tells it, the wife of a local laborer came to Davis asking for pants that wouldn’t fall apart.
    Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Local Ocean Rescue workers appeared moments later and began CPR before the San Francisco Fire Department and Fire Paramedics arrived and began administering advanced life support measures.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 10 May 2025
  • The dorm rooms are lined with lockers and bunk beds, which workers decorate with colorful blankets.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • In a packed nightclub in Mexico City, hundreds of young people sang along as a band played a popular song narrating the life of a foot soldier for the Sinaloa drug cartel.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
  • The gang has reportedly taken advantage of a lax southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its foot soldiers swarming into unsuspecting U.S. communities.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Drudger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudger. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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