as in worker
a person who does very hard or dull work
they could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships
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Recent Examples of laborer
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.
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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
The first time, she was arrested for acting as an amateur publicist for laborers who were striking to protest unpaid wages at a sugarcane factory.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Outdoor laborers can be especially vulnerable because, in addition to the danger posed by the ambient heat, their work often raises their body temperature.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
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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
The first time, she was arrested for acting as an amateur publicist for laborers who were striking to protest unpaid wages at a sugarcane factory.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Outdoor laborers can be especially vulnerable because, in addition to the danger posed by the ambient heat, their work often raises their body temperature.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laborer
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Instead, the workplace economy must foster a system that shares risk, prioritizes results, and better supports workers through the full journey to economic mobility.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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As the number of raids on workers and families escalates, ICE agents will engage in more warrantless knocks on doors, searches, and arrests.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
9 July 2025
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The practice goes back to soon after the Civil War, when Congress ratified the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, in part to ensure that Black people, including former slaves, had citizenship.—
Tim Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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The other was used by people descended from slaves brought from Southeast Asia to work for the Afrikaner farmers.—
Carey Baraka,
The Dial,
26 June 2025
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborer. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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