Synonyms of laborers

laborers

noun

plural of laborer

as in workers

a person who does very hard or dull work

they could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships

Synonyms & Similar Words

• workers
• slaves
• toilers
• peons
• foot soldiers
• grubs
• pluggers
• grubbers
• grunts
• drudges
• drones
• sloggers
• dogsbodies
• drudgers
• serfs
• workhorses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shirkers
• idlers
• loafers
• slugs
• sluggards
• goldbricks
• lazybones
• slouches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laborers

The copper rivets, still used across jean designs today, were initially added to prevent rips frequently experienced by miners and other laborers. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2026

Eliminating the grace period would favor American laborers, the DHS argued. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Unions representing laborers, electrical workers, pipe fitters and firefighters donated $1 million, according to the Times analysis. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

That is equal to the daily wage of most casual laborers in construction or agriculture in a country where unemployment is widespread. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

In theory, that reduces costs dramatically by eliminating the need for a large crew of carpenters and laborers working for a year or more. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

After the invention of the internal combustion engine in 1885, the auto industry had comprised skilled laborers producing a few bespoke vehicles—affordable only to an upper stratum of society. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Activists suspect that Flock’s data has been used to plan immigration raids, which frequently target hardware store parking lots where migrant day-laborers often wait for work. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

The White miners drove hundreds of other Chinese laborers out of the town. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026