Laborer

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English

Noun

Laborer (plural Laborers)
  1. One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.

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Adjectives for Laborer

diverting; solitary; bucolic; devoted; potential; agricultural; diligent; luckless.

Thesaurus

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Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /ˈleɪ.bɚ.ɚ/

Translations


Old French

Verb

Laborer

  1. to work; to labor

Etymology

Latin laboro

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