laborer
noun
la·bor·er
ˈlā-bər-ər 
: one that labors
specifically
: a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
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Examples of laborer in a Sentence
He has been working as a laborer on a construction project.
they could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships
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Ortiz recalls anecdotes from domestic laborers during the aftermath of the Woolsey fire—workers being hired to put out fires, employers evacuating but leaving their household workers behind to care for pets, workers left behind to clean toxic ash.
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 26 Jan. 2025
Read Article > The H-1B visa program helps corporations replace US workers with cheap foreign laborers who lack basic rights.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
Summertime for sheepherders in Idaho is an extended camping trip, with laborers living in wagons or tents along dirt roads or mountain hillsides.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
The first is the coqui, which was accidentally brought to Hawaii by Puerto Rican laborers hired by U.S. companies to work in the Pacific archipelago (it’s considered an invasive species).
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 26 Jan. 2025
Read Article > The H-1B visa program helps corporations replace US workers with cheap foreign laborers who lack basic rights.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
Summertime for sheepherders in Idaho is an extended camping trip, with laborers living in wagons or tents along dirt roads or mountain hillsides.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
The first is the coqui, which was accidentally brought to Hawaii by Puerto Rican laborers hired by U.S. companies to work in the Pacific archipelago (it’s considered an invasive species).
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laborer. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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laborer
noun
la·bor·er
ˈlā-bər-ər
: one that works
especially
: a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
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