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
The ban on Chinese laborers entering the United States caused the men to set sail for Cuba.
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Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 26 May 2026
First-generation Latino laborers often endure long work hours for low pay, a high cost of living, occupational hazards and the stigma of racial discrimination.
—Ernesto Sagás, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Mexico, Mexico… Case details Cordova, a laborer, was convicted in the 1979 robbery and murder of a man in San Antonio.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Miners, railroad workers, factory hands, and laborers were the engine of this expansion, and this crowd was tough on clothes.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
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Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 26 May 2026
First-generation Latino laborers often endure long work hours for low pay, a high cost of living, occupational hazards and the stigma of racial discrimination.
—Ernesto Sagás, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Mexico, Mexico… Case details Cordova, a laborer, was convicted in the 1979 robbery and murder of a man in San Antonio.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Miners, railroad workers, factory hands, and laborers were the engine of this expansion, and this crowd was tough on clothes.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laborer
Noun
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Gang intervention workers have been credited by city officials as one of the factors behind significant reductions in violent crime in recent years, with homicides and shootings both falling to near-historic lows.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The implosion occurred during a shift change, and the six workers whose bodies were found were in an area of the site where workers would go before their shift, Matt Amos, Longview fire battalion chief, said, per The Guardian.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Noun
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This included the establishment of state penal farms on former slave plantations and widespread convict leasing of incarcerated workers’ labor to private companies.—
Julia Bowling,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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Whites transported slaves into this land.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborer. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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