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    labourer
    /ˈlab(ə)rə/

    noun

    • 1. a person doing unskilled manual work for wages: "a farm labourer"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLABOURER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LABOURER definition: 1. a person who does unskilled physical work, especially outside: 2. UK spelling of laborer 3. a…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLABOURER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A labourer is a person who does a job which involves a lot of hard physical work. He has worked as a labourer in factories and on building sites. Her father had been a farm labourer.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlaborer noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    a person whose job involves hard physical work that does not need special skills, especially work that is done outdoors. an agricultural laborer. Topics Jobs c1, Farming c1. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › labourerLABOURER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Labourer definition: a person engaged in physical work, esp of an unskilled kind. See examples of LABOURER used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › labourerLabourer - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Nov 7, 2024 · Definitions of labourer. noun. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor. synonyms: jack, laborer, manual laborer. see more. a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLABORER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LABORER definition: 1. US spelling of labourer 2. a person who does unskilled physical work, especially outside: 3. a…. Learn more.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › laborerLaborer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    specifically : a person who does unskilled physical work for wages. Synonyms. dogsbody [chiefly British] drone. drudger. foot soldier. grubber. grunt. peon. plugger. slave. slogger. toiler. worker. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of laborer in a Sentence.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › labourer_nlabourer | laborer noun - Oxford English Dictionary

    What does the noun labourer mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun labourer, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. labourer has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. military (Middle English) insects (early 1600s) See meaning & use.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLABORER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a person who does unskilled physical work, especially outside: a farm laborer. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. People who serve other people. anti-slavery. below/above stairs idiom. boot boy. butler. dogsbody. gofer. handmaiden. housemaid. lackey. lady's maid. lapdog. retainer. serfdom. servant. skivvy. slave trade. slaver. valet.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLABORER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 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 for, skilled workers in a trade. mason's laborer. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.