LABORERS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

laborers

noun

plural of laborer

as in workers

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 laborers In the previous decades, Japan had brought in many Korean, Chinese, and Taiwanese laborers, often under duress, to work in factories and mines, usually in atrocious conditions. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, $12 million will go to a fund supporting out-of-work entertainment industry laborers. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026 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 The copper rivets, still used across jean designs today, were initially added to prevent rips frequently experienced by miners and other laborers. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2026 Eliminating the grace period would favor American laborers, the DHS argued. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 Unions representing laborers, electrical workers, pipe fitters and firefighters donated $1 million, according to the Times analysis. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 That is equal to the daily wage of most casual laborers in construction or agriculture in a country where unemployment is widespread. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 In theory, that reduces costs dramatically by eliminating the need for a large crew of carpenters and laborers working for a year or more. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

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Conflict-of-interest rules may bar some workers and their families from holding certain stocks; the Treasury has moved to ban ESG funds from accounts, but there’s no way for people to keep certain stocks out of their kids’ accounts.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
His father, Amin Mia, 26, said no health workers came to their remote village in Sylhet to offer vaccinations in time.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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