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labourer

British

/ ˈleɪbərə /

noun

a person engaged in physical work, esp of an unskilled kind

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Kusman was hired as a labourer on the Cavustepe excavations after his military service in the 1960s and there encountered his first stele.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

The college purchased the two first-edition volumes in 1838 for £48, equivalent to the annual wages of a skilled labourer at the time.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

She had been working as a daily wage labourer and returned to her maternal home after the deaths of her husband and son, he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

"Nothing could get in or out without the RSF saying so," said 34-year old day labourer Salaheldin Abdelqader, who escaped seven months into the siege and returned last year.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Gandhi saw indenture for what it was: “almost as bad as slavery. Like the slave the indentured labourer was the property of his master.”

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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