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
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Meanwhile, blue-collar or trade laborers are expected to remain essential.—
Eyal Lifshitz,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
On the Mauser Packaging Solutions plant floor, laborers do the dirty work of reconditioning steel containers used to transport chemicals.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now, the government holds a position in a company that’s laying off American workers.—
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CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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The pandemic underscored how much neighborhoods rely on proximity to service workers.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While lacking Earl’s ideological fervor, Reeves could still help his cause by finding him willing foot soldiers.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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Companies large and small are fighting to recruit big-name AI leaders and their foot soldiers, readily acknowledging that developing superintelligence, or AI that’s vastly smarter than humans, hinges on the work of actual humans.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
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“Drudger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudger. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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