laborer

[ley-ber-er]

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noun

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

any worker.

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Origin of laborer

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

Related formsun·der·la·bor·er, noun

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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.
The Philippine Islands|Ramon Reyes Lala
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.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr

Sanders was the name on the pay-roll,—John Sanders, laborer.
A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others|F. Hopkinson Smith
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

Word Origin and History for laborer

laborer

mid-14c., "manual worker," especially an unskilled one, agent noun from labor (v.). Meaning "member of the working class, member of the lowest social rank" is from c.1400.

laborer

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