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
Geffrard’s focus was on attracting agricultural laborers – not the kind of work the Martinez family would likely be enticed to take on.
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Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
While Beltane celebrate the natural wonders of the world, International Workers' Day focuses on the industrial achievements of laborers.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.
—Sasha Vasilyuk, Time, 8 May 2025
But, as Levi history tells it, the wife of a local laborer came to Davis asking for pants that wouldn’t fall apart.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
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Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
While Beltane celebrate the natural wonders of the world, International Workers' Day focuses on the industrial achievements of laborers.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.
—Sasha Vasilyuk, Time, 8 May 2025
But, as Levi history tells it, the wife of a local laborer came to Davis asking for pants that wouldn’t fall apart.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laborer
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State government has made the education and training of skilled aerospace workers an important priority.—
Yogi Tharanibalan,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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Vanguard chose the university area and the region because of its access to talented workers and colleges, Manry said.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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One vessel was renamed the USS Robert Smalls after a former slave who aided the Union in the Civil War, and the other was restyled the USNS Marie Tharp in honor of a ground-breaking oceanographic cartographer, according to the New York Times.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Canadians are the people who really fought and helped escaped slaves, remember the Underground Railroad went to Canada.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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