Synonyms for laborer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ley-ber-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ bər ər

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Définition of laborer

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "manual worker," especially an unskilled one, agent noun from labor (v.). Meaning "member of the working class, member of the lowest social rank" is from c.1400.
  • noun worker
Example sentences :
  • This is but the necessary consequence of all labor which does not benefit the laborer.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • There is little call for any great skill on the part of the laborer.
  • Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
  • It is not contended, however, that every laborer actually does this.
  • Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
  • The next morning he felt like a laborer whose factory has closed.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • Tramped over Brazil as a day laborer, and through the West Indies.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • The laborer was appealed to as one suffering from oppression and injustice.
  • Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
  • So the laborer must sell the only commodity he has to sell, namely, his labor-power.
  • Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
  • The capitalist buys from the laborer his labor-power at its full value as a commodity.
  • Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
  • "More hours a day than any laborer does," Darrin answered promptly.
  • Extract from : « Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service » by H. Irving Hancock
  • He is arguing for the securing to the laborer of the fruits of his labor.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various

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