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labourer

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate UK //lˈeɪbɜːɹɐ// labour·er

n. a person who does physical work, especially on a farm or a construction site. You use this word for someone who does hard manual work rather than an office job.

n. a person who performs manual or physical work, typically on a farm or in construction. Often used to distinguish those who perform unskilled or semi-skilled tasks from professionals or managers.


SIMPLE

The construction site is full of skilled labourers.

CONTEXTUAL

Many local labourers were hired to help finish the new bridge before the winter storm arrived.

COMPLEX

While the project required the oversight of engineers, the actual physical work was carried out by a team of experienced labourers who had spent decades on similar sites.

Synonyms
Origin

From labour + -er.

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