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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Examples of laborer in a Sentence
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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These laborers were paid less than minimum wage for their challenging and often traumatizing work, which was crucial to making the AI models commercially viable.
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Charlie Engman, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
Around the same time, the government passed the Chinese Exclusion Acts, which banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
At the end, the laborer appeared to refuse a handshake from Trudeau.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
Most American laborers only want to work on the farm part-time — if at all.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
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Charlie Engman, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
Around the same time, the government passed the Chinese Exclusion Acts, which banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
At the end, the laborer appeared to refuse a handshake from Trudeau.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
Most American laborers only want to work on the farm part-time — if at all.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laborer. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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