- laborer
- noun Date: 14th century one that labors; specifically a person who does unskilled physical work for wages
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laborer
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Laborer — at work Occupation Activity sectors Construction Description Competencies Patience with supervisory staff selected by nepotism not skill A Labo … Wikipedia
laborer — [lā′bər ər] n. [ME < OFr laboreor < laborer: see LABOR] 1. a person who labors; esp., a wage earning worker whose work is largely hard physical labor 2. an unskilled or semiskilled worker who brings materials to, and does preparatory work… … English World dictionary
laborer — index artisan, employee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 laborer … Law dictionary
Laborer — La bor*er, 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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laborer — UK US /ˈleɪbərər/ noun [C] US ► LABOURER(Cf. ↑labourer) … Financial and business terms
laborer — (n.) mid 14c., manual worker, especially an unskilled one, agent noun from LABOR (Cf. labor) (v.). Meaning member of the working class, member of the lowest social rank is from c.1400 … Etymology dictionary
laborer — workingman, workman, *worker, craftsman, handicraftsman, mechanic, artisan, operative, hand, roustabout … New Dictionary of Synonyms
laborer — [n] worker blue collar worker, drudge, farmhand, grunt, hand, hireling, manual worker, migrant worker, peon, unskilled worker, working man/woman, working stiff*; concept 348 … New thesaurus
laborer — Synonyms and related words: blue collar worker, bourgeoisie, breadwinner, casual, casual laborer, common laborer, common people, common run, common sort, commonage, commonality, commonalty, commoners, commons, day laborer, drudge, employee,… … Moby Thesaurus
laborer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. worker, work[ing]man or woman, wage earner. See exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. worker, day laborer, unskilled worker, toiler, blue collar worker, manual laborer; carpenter s helper, bricklayer s… … English dictionary for students
laborer — n worker, hand, workman, toiler, moiler, drudge, unskilled laborer, manual laborer, blue collar worker, Inf. hardhat, (in the Southern U.S.) Disparaging. redneck; employee, help, hired hand, hireling, servant; working man or woman, wage earner,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
