as in worker
a person who does very hard or dull work
they could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships
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Recent Examples of laborer
The region has some of the world’s longest working hours, with laborers there often clocking more than 2,000 hours a year compared to around 1,700 in the US, and close to 1,400 in Germany.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
All of this is thrilling news for the literary laborer.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Charlotte doesn’t have nearly enough skilled laborers to meet the demand for future transportation projects, according to a report presented at a City Council committee meeting on Monday.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
At first, foreign students lived there; from the 1980s onward, Vietnamese contract workers moved in, alongside smaller groups of Mozambican, Cuban, and Angolan laborers during the GDR period.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 6 May 2026
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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
All of this is thrilling news for the literary laborer.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Charlotte doesn’t have nearly enough skilled laborers to meet the demand for future transportation projects, according to a report presented at a City Council committee meeting on Monday.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
At first, foreign students lived there; from the 1980s onward, Vietnamese contract workers moved in, alongside smaller groups of Mozambican, Cuban, and Angolan laborers during the GDR period.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for laborer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laborer
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An afternoon stroll with Oscar (Diego Calva), who begins as Arlo’s social worker and becomes Peter’s love interest, is invitingly honey-colored in the sunlight, while a druggy nightclub hookup devolves into a dreamy blur of body parts.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Others are alive with the sound of hammers and saws, as workers frame new construction.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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The latest trip was spurred by an underwater interview project proposed by Stanford University anthropologist Ayana Omilade Flewellen, who serves on the board of Diving With a Purpose, a Black scuba diving nonprofit dedicated to documenting slave shipwrecks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Participants report profound emotional and spiritual connections during underwater visits and ancient libation ceremonies, as part of broader efforts to document slave shipwrecks and preserve Black history.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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“Laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborer. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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