Laborer

  • 1Laborer — at work Occupation Activity sectors Construction Description Competencies Patience with supervisory staff selected by nepotism not skill A Labo …

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  • 2laborer — [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… …

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  • 3laborer — index artisan, employee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 laborer …

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  • 4Laborer — 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] …

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  • 5laborer — UK US /ˈleɪbərər/ noun [C] US ► LABOURER(Cf. ↑labourer) …

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  • 6laborer — (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 …

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  • 7laborer — workingman, workman, *worker, craftsman, handicraftsman, mechanic, artisan, operative, hand, roustabout …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 8laborer — [n] worker blue collar worker, drudge, farmhand, grunt, hand, hireling, manual worker, migrant worker, peon, unskilled worker, working man/woman, working stiff*; concept 348 …

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  • 9laborer — 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,… …

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  • 10laborer — 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… …

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