LABORER Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

laborer

noun

ˈlā-bər-ər

Definition of laborer

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 Without fiefdoms structuring the distribution of land, the division of labor, and the provision of military protection, agents of state coercion were needed to ensure that former serfs would serve as wage laborers. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Like most aggies, Coover’s self-conception is more small-business owner than laborer. — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Cazares begins most days at sunrise and works construction or as a day laborer throughout the city and suburbs. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 Gonzalo Rodriguez, 39, worked as a laborer, carpenter and office manager before rising to general manager of Fillerup Employment Services, a construction company. — Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laborer

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The program could also be targeted rather than universal — triggered by sector-specific unemployment spikes, income level, or geography, so the money flows first to the workers AI disrupts most.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
At least six families said health workers visited only after a child had died from measles in their community.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

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In slaveholding societies divided between Black and white, Jews were perceived as white and enjoyed the benefits of whiteness – including participation in the slave economy.

— Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
The idea of animals as slaves of their instincts or mindless automatons evaporates.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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