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
Trump is attacking immigration at both ends of spectrum, deporting low-wage laborers and discouraging skilled foreigners from bringing their talents to the United States.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
This film exposes the harsh contrast between the lives of people who enjoy cutting-edge technology in Silicon Valley and the laborers in the Global South who teach the machines to see.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Finding enough workers to fill open landscaping positions has long been a struggle, even when firms can bring in foreign laborers.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
During the summer of 1768, a riot broke out in Boston, led by laborers, tradesmen, and sailors protesting against these unjust policing practices.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
This film exposes the harsh contrast between the lives of people who enjoy cutting-edge technology in Silicon Valley and the laborers in the Global South who teach the machines to see.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Finding enough workers to fill open landscaping positions has long been a struggle, even when firms can bring in foreign laborers.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
During the summer of 1768, a riot broke out in Boston, led by laborers, tradesmen, and sailors protesting against these unjust policing practices.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laborer
Noun
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The White Lotus season 1 centered on a group of guests and workers at the Hawaii location of the titular luxury resort chain.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Reich said Lauren Spors began to scream and threaten those around her, prompting a county worker to call the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His goal was to start a slave uprising, but few slaves joined the fight.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, the larvae hijack the host’s brain, turning the caterpillar into their slave.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborer. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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