laborer
noun
la·bor·er
ˈlā-bər-ər 
: one that labors
specifically
: a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
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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Irish and Scottish laborers moved to the West to work on railroads, while Mexican vaqueros herded cattle on the open range.
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Ted Olson,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
The funeral mourners Wednesday morning included Mohammad Ashfaq, a laborer whose 7-year-old son and nephew were killed in the collapse.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
He is accused of not checking work authorizations before hiring laborers, according to the Post.
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Irene Wright,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Israel soon barred nearly two hundred thousand Palestinian laborers from its workforce.
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Nirit Peled,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
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Ted Olson,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
The funeral mourners Wednesday morning included Mohammad Ashfaq, a laborer whose 7-year-old son and nephew were killed in the collapse.
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
He is accused of not checking work authorizations before hiring laborers, according to the Post.
—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Israel soon barred nearly two hundred thousand Palestinian laborers from its workforce.
—
Nirit Peled,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for laborer
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laborer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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