Labourer (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The strong labourer lifted heavy boxes without any assistance.
- In many developing countries, a large portion of the workforce consists of unskilled labourers.
- A young and ambitious labourer was hired to finish the construction project ahead of schedule.
- Most labourers in the factory were migrants working for better wages.
- Local farmers employed a group of labourers to help them during the harvest season.
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Hyponyms
- Rail-splitter
- Stoker
- Tracklayer
- Yardman
- Muleteer
- Agricultural Laborer
- Feller
- Galley Slave
- Cleaner
- Hewer
- Sawyer
- Mule Skinner
- Day Labourer
- Fireman
- Dishwasher
- Dockhand
- Docker
- Peon
- Mineworker
- Dock-walloper
- Gypsy
- Faller
- Woodcutter
- Hand
- Drudge
- Gravedigger
- Steeplejack
- Dock Worker
- Dockworker
- Stacker
- Digger
- Hired Hand
- Sprayer
- Wrecker
- Gandy Dancer
- Itinerant
- Bracero
- Hod Carrier
- Skinner
- Lumper
- Lumberman
- Stevedore
- Porter
- Agricultural Labourer
- Splitter
- Day Laborer
- Hodman
- Lumberjack
- Section Hand
- Loader
- Platelayer
- Miner