drudgers

plural of drudger
as in laborers
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
  • The route also brought artisans, laborers and slaves to the Spanish colony.
    Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • For American diners of diverse backgrounds, chop suey struck an enticing balance between novelty and decipherability, which propelled it to national popularity even as the US government moved to exclude Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1882.
    Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Before every World Cup game, event workers unfurl a giant version of each country's flag on the field.
    NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Progressives cite its emphasis on the dignity of work and workers, and on the need for government to regulate working conditions that threaten this dignity.
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Barton’s pseudo-scholarship furnished Christian nationalists with valuable ammunition, but the movement needed foot soldiers.
    Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • The result is child foot soldiers hired as hitmen, becoming both the perpetrators of crime and the victims of criminals.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
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“Drudgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudgers. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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