laborer

[ley-ber-er]

noun

1. a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training.

   a laborer in the field.

2. any worker.

Other Word Forms

• underlaborer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of laborer¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; labor, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The suit followed a January operation in Kern County called “Operation Return to Sender,” in which agents swarmed a Home Depot and Latino market, among other areas frequented by laborers.

From Los Angeles Times

Restaurants and other businesses cannot find immigrants and other laborers to hire.

From Salon

The government granted a path to legal status to laborers like Sánchez-Gordon’s father that no longer exists.

From Los Angeles Times

At the Pasadena Home Depot, where day laborers still gather despite the risk of raids, three men held out hope for work.

From Los Angeles Times

But the two sides disagreed over whether agents may stop people because they appear to be Latinos and work as day laborers, at car washes or other low-wage jobs.

From Los Angeles Times

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