laborer

American  

[ley-ber-er] / ˈleɪ bər ər /

noun

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

   a laborer in the field.

2. any worker.

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Other Word Forms

• underlaborer noun

Etymology

Origin of laborer

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

Example Sentences

Some eight workers were arrested in a chaotic scene of laborers running away from federal vehicles racing through the three-street subdivision at high speed, the builders said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The late-1990s settlement compensated bank account holders, slave laborers and others who had assets looted or were refused refuge in Switzerland.

From The Wall Street Journal

Few Indians—other than the many who migrated there as merchants and agricultural laborers under the Raj—felt any but the loosest kinship with Burma.

From The Wall Street Journal

The following month, Border Patrol agents led by Bovino were on the ground in L.A., tackling car wash workers, arresting street vendors and chasing down day laborers.

From Los Angeles Times

In the early 20th century, irrigation reforms turned the Mexican borderlands into rich terrain for cotton growing, attracting migrant laborers from all over the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• hand
• manual worker
• worker