laborer

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laborer

A laborer digs a trench with a shovel at a construction site.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who performs physical work, especially of an unskilled or semi-skilled kind: A laborer is someone whose job involves significant physical effort, often using their hands and body, typically in construction, agriculture, manufacturing, or general maintenance.
    • A worker engaged in manual toil: This term emphasizes work that requires bodily exertion rather than administrative, managerial, or highly technical skills.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The construction company hired several new laborers to help with the foundation work.
    • Agricultural laborers worked long hours in the fields during the harvest season.
    • He started his career as a day laborer, taking any manual job he could find.
Advanced Usage
  • "migrant laborer": a worker who travels, often seasonally, to find manual work.
    • The farm depends on migrant laborers to pick the fruit each summer.
  • "casual laborer": a worker employed on a temporary or irregular basis for manual tasks.
    • He worked as a casual laborer at the docks, never knowing if there would be work the next day.
Variants and Related Words
  • Labor (noun): The physical or mental effort exerted in work; the body of workers collectively.
    • The project required a great deal of manual labor.
  • Laborious (adj): Requiring considerable time and effort; characterized by hard work.
    • Digging the trench was a laborious task.
Synonyms
  • Worker: A general term for a person who works.
  • Manual worker: Specifically emphasizes physical labor.
  • Blue-collar worker: A social classification for those performing manual or industrial labor.
Related Phrases
  • "Manual labor": Work that relies primarily on physical strength and skill with hands.
    • Jobs involving manual labor are essential to the economy.
  • "Skilled laborer": A worker who has acquired specific skills or training for their manual trade (e.g., carpenter, electrician). While "laborer" often implies unskilled work, it can be modified.
    • He progressed from a general laborer to a skilled laborer specializing in masonry.
Notes on Meaning

The term "laborer" often carries connotations of hard, physical work and can sometimes imply a lack of formal education or specialized training for the job. It is a neutral occupational term but exists within broader social and economic contexts regarding work, class, and compensation.

laborer

A laborer digs a trench with a shovel at a construction site.

Noun
  1. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

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