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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

    a person who does physical work, especially outdoors: agricultural/farm labourers He told reporters they were farm laborers, and he could not say if they had entered the United States legally. a casual / manual labourer. See also. day labourer.

  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. 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.

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

    : one that labors. 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.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › labourerLabourer - definition of labourer by The Free Dictionary

    labourer. noun worker, workman, working man, manual worker, hand, blue-collar worker, drudge, unskilled worker, navvy (Brit. informal), labouring man Her husband had been a farm labourer. Proverbs. "The labourer is worthy of his hire".

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

    noun. /ˈleɪbərə (r)/ /ˈleɪbərər/ (US English) (British English labourer) 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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlabourer noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    noun. /ˈleɪbərə (r)/ /ˈleɪbərər/ (US English laborer) a person whose job involves hard physical work that does not need special skills, especially work that is done outdoors. an agricultural labourer. see also bonded labourer, day labourer. Extra Examples. Topics Jobs c1, Farming c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

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

    3 days ago · 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.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › labourer_nlabourer | laborer, n. meanings, etymology and more

    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.

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

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