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

Batman’s nemesis is a billionaire with his own personal island for committing atrocities; Superman is traveling the world combating corporate abuse of laborers; this year’s new addition, Green Arrow, flat-out hunts CEOs. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

The organization later became the United Farm Workers, a union that fought to improve wages, working conditions and protections for agricultural laborers. — Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

While chore coats originated in late 19th-century France as practical uniforms for farmers, factory workers and laborers, Lee helped establish the style within American workwear. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

Her philanthropic activities extended far beyond her own community to include Indigenous inmates, Chinese immigrants, and white laborers, along with countless other Angelenos. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

In the previous decades, Japan had brought in many Korean, Chinese, and Taiwanese laborers, often under duress, to work in factories and mines, usually in atrocious conditions. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, $12 million will go to a fund supporting out-of-work entertainment industry laborers. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026

Without fiefdoms structuring the distribution of land, the division of labor, and the provision of military protection, agents of state coercion were needed to ensure that former serfs would serve as wage laborers. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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