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
  • Authorities had alleged that Haskell had hired four day laborers on Nov. 7, 2023 to dispose of several large trash bags, which one of the laborers said contained body parts.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • Farmworker advocates said Friday afternoon that one laborer had died from injuries sustained after falling from the roof of a greenhouse at Glass House cannabis operation while trying to escape federal agents.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The world’s fourth-largest economy has traditionally been strict on immigration, but in recent years worked hard to attract more international tourists and foreign workers to counter a rapidly aging population and plunging birth rates.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
  • From that worker, Kane learned about the center and offered to volunteer.
    Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Instead of just bringing down low-level foot soldiers of a mafia organization, the new legislation allowed law enforcement to target the generals, Mears said.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets.
    / CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
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“Drudger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudger. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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