laborer

[ ley-ber-er ]

/ ˈleɪ bər ər /

a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field.

any worker.

Nearby words

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at labor, -er¹

un·der·la·bor·er, noun

Shadman started as a laborer, but within a year became an interpreter because he could speak English.
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Anschutz, a non-drinker, was a 57-year-old laborer at a local moving company.
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Yet, at the end of the season, the laborer has usually exhausted his wages and may be in debt to the planter.
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When a geek prince hired out as a laborer for a year on Niflheim, he did so for only one purpose—to learn Terran technologies.
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Sanders was the name on the pay-roll,—John Sanders, laborer.
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The laborer may be led to despise his well-paid tasks and yearn for their ease, and thus become indolent.
Usury|Calvin Elliott
Man is not in the world to work for himself; he is in the world to work for others, and the laborer is worthy of his hire.
My Religion|Leo Tolstoy