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

Federal immigration agents have spent weeks scouring the Central Valley, immigrant rights organizers say, noting warrantless arrests and the targeting of farm laborers on their way to work. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026

Though the inside is upscale, eclectic, cozy and polished, anyone is welcome in the space, from blue-collar laborers to lawyers, Blum said. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Their laborers came cheap, often Native Americans dispossessed from their own rights. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

There is an empty lot on the other side of the street, full of cars and the occasional food truck to feed the thousands of laborers who are busy transforming this expanse of desert into an industrial park. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

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

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded what became known as the United Farm Workers union to help secure better pay for laborers, has died at age 96. — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 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