laborer
noun
la·bor·er
ˈlā-bər-ər 
: one that labors
specifically
: a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
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He has been working as a laborer on a construction project.
they could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships
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Industry celebrates Enbridge approval Industry and labor groups celebrated the approval Thursday, especially because Enbridge has contracted with Michaels Construction for the project that is expected to employ Wisconsin laborers.
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Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
According to Boston University's Korean Diaspora Project, when the then-sovereign state was annexed by the U.S. in 1898, plantation owners in Hawaii requiring cheap labor led to an influx of Chinese workers from Canton, as well as laborers from Korea.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
At Merced College, seven of the 23 students enrolled so far are farm laborers, according to a college spokesperson.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
But since 2010, changes in the populations that were migrating, and the failure of Congress to update the system with new legal channels for refugees and laborers, have made asylum the default access for migrants coming to the southwest border.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
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Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
According to Boston University's Korean Diaspora Project, when the then-sovereign state was annexed by the U.S. in 1898, plantation owners in Hawaii requiring cheap labor led to an influx of Chinese workers from Canton, as well as laborers from Korea.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
At Merced College, seven of the 23 students enrolled so far are farm laborers, according to a college spokesperson.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
But since 2010, changes in the populations that were migrating, and the failure of Congress to update the system with new legal channels for refugees and laborers, have made asylum the default access for migrants coming to the southwest border.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laborer. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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laborer
noun
la·bor·er
ˈlā-bər-ər
: one that works
especially
: a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
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