grubbers

plural of grubber
as in laborers
a person who does very hard or dull work most of the inhabitants of the seedy town are just downtrodden grubbers living from paycheck to paycheck

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Noun
  • Prakash Chand, a resident, said laborers were in the basement carrying out digging work when the building collapsed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In theory, that reduces costs dramatically by eliminating the need for a large crew of carpenters and laborers working for a year or more.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For example, an investor could search for cities in the Sunbelt, the Midwest or specialized college towns experiencing steady inbound migration of young professionals and hybrid workers.
    Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • According to new Gallup polling, 27% of US workers worry that technology will render their jobs obsolete, a new high.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
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“Grubbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubbers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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