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
  • Those responsible for homeland security should not be chasing laborers on farms and busboys in restaurants in order to meet quotas imposed by the White House.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2025
  • At the same time, industrial facilities lured laborers into factories and mills as fewer were needed to work the land.
    Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • With the new minimum in place, a full-time worker in the nation's capital will earn an additional $727 in annual wages, on average, according to the EPI's calculations.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 June 2025
  • On Tuesday, a Red Cross worker told the Star-Telegram that a few people had stopped by to cool down and get information.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Michaels, 35, was playing a foot soldier in the White Walkers’ army of the dead during a climactic battle sequence in The Long Night, the pivotal third episode in Season 8.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
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“Drudger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudger. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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