Synonyms of laborer

laborer

noun

ˈlā-bər-ər 

as in worker

a person who does very hard or dull work

they could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worker
• slave
• toiler
• peon
• foot soldier
• plugger
• dogsbody
• grunt
• drudge
• grubber
• drone
• grub
• slogger
• drudger
• serf
• workhorse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shirker
• idler
• slug
• loafer
• sluggard
• slouch
• goldbrick
• lazybones

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laborer

In the shrimp ponds, these landless laborers earn only a few dollars a day, with no contracts or protections. — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026

Duties while at the firehouse included speaking with laborers and subcontractors, ordering supplies and discussions with other Good Neighbor Investors members, Mora recalled. — Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Construction laborers rank third, with automation pegged at over $285,000 a year versus a $47,100 wage, roughly six times the cost of just hiring a good old-fashioned meatbag human being. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The director planned to film the killing of a live donkey, which would be cut up for food by actors portraying laborers. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026