Meaning & use

laborer

noun·Everyday

A person who does physical work, often unskilled, especially for wages.

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The construction site hired several laborers to help clear the ground.

A team of laborers dug the trench for the new water pipes.

A note on using this word

American English spells it "laborer"; British English uses "labourer."

Words with a similar meaning

workerhand

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