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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Over nine months, these big cats systematically attacked workers’ camps at night, dragging victims—who included African laborers, Indian railway workers and even camp supervisors—into the darkness.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Hopeful men lined up, waiting for construction jobs that would open when laborers inevitably died on the job.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2025
With industries like elder care and agriculture desperate for workers, the government this year moved to relax visa regulations to allow more foreign laborers to stay longer, switch jobs, and bring over their families.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Black Panamanians and migrant laborers, mostly from the Caribbean, took the bulk of low-paying jobs and lived in the Canal Zone's segregated neighborhoods.
—Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Hopeful men lined up, waiting for construction jobs that would open when laborers inevitably died on the job.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2025
With industries like elder care and agriculture desperate for workers, the government this year moved to relax visa regulations to allow more foreign laborers to stay longer, switch jobs, and bring over their families.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Black Panamanians and migrant laborers, mostly from the Caribbean, took the bulk of low-paying jobs and lived in the Canal Zone's segregated neighborhoods.
—Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laborer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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