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

Lines spill down the block after prayer, with laborers and millionaires alike waiting to pair it with two-riyal fava beans from the fawal, or cafeteria, beside the bakery. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Part of the promise of pro-worker AI is to create new tasks, which in many cases will demand that laborers learn new skills. — Daron Acemoglu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

The Department of Labor reports that in the third quarter of 2023, Generation Z outnumbered baby boomers in the workforce for the first time, and this younger generation of laborers has a different relationship with employment. — Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Our most critical infrastructure was raised over generations — designed and engineered, then constructed by carpenters, masons, laborers, ironworkers, operators, teamsters, pipefitters, welders, and electricians. — Brendan Bechtel, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Two laborers were able to escape after the blast, according to the Associated Press, which cited unnamed officials. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 July 2026

Unfortunately, during the early to mid-twentieth century, negative perceptions of immigrant and ethnic laborers led many outsiders to view their neighborhoods as unsafe, unclean, and detrimental to the social fabric of American cities. — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

The El Niño effects, in combination with the high fertilizer costs, will likely reduce opportunities for agricultural work while also increasing the amount that food laborers – among the poorest people – have to spend on produce. — Peter Hailey, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

His articles argued that migrant laborers were essential to California agriculture yet often faced hostility, poverty and unsafe living conditions. — James Ward, USA Today, 10 July 2026