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
Chávez led national campaigns to improve working conditions for farm laborers through nonviolent means.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Before archaeologists confirmed the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II last month, more than a century had passed since Howard Carter and a team of Egyptian laborers unearthed the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Engels wrote about the emergence of this group of laborers in his 1845 book, The Condition of the Working Class in England.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
Some came as agricultural, mining or railway laborers; others served in the British administration or in the Brigade of Gorkhas, an organization in the British Army made up of people from Nepal.
—Emily Fishbein, Hpan Ja Brang, The Dial, 17 Apr. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Before archaeologists confirmed the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II last month, more than a century had passed since Howard Carter and a team of Egyptian laborers unearthed the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Engels wrote about the emergence of this group of laborers in his 1845 book, The Condition of the Working Class in England.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
Some came as agricultural, mining or railway laborers; others served in the British administration or in the Brigade of Gorkhas, an organization in the British Army made up of people from Nepal.
—Emily Fishbein, Hpan Ja Brang, The Dial, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laborer
Noun
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Their team also includes social workers and intervention specialists.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
10 May 2025
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On average, a college graduate earns $32,000 more in a year than a worker with only a high school diploma, according to a new report from Federal Reserve economists.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Earlier this year, Sheinbaum defended the arrival of Cuban doctors in Mexico, despite critics arguing that they are treated as virtual slaves under bilateral government agreements.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
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Freed former slaves also traveled to horse farms across the region, selling the dish.—
Brian Bennett,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborer. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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