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Laborer


n.

[Written also labourer.]
One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan.


 
 
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IN BRIEF: One who works for wages.

pronunciation There are treasures in books that all the money in the world cannot buy, but the poorest laborer can have for nothing. — Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899)

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
  Synonyms: manual laborer, labourer, jack


 
 

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