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1. labourer
noun. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor.
Synonyms
- working person
- peon
- logger
- sawyer
- rail-splitter
- platelayer
- lumberjack
- dishwasher
- day laborer
- tracklayer
- hodman
- docker
- galley slave
- porter
- stevedore
- hired hand
- woodcutter
- fireman
- dockhand
- muleteer
- lumper
- section hand
- gravedigger
- mule driver
- jack
- hod carrier
- sprayer
- dockworker
- splitter
- faller
- gandy dancer
- dock-walloper
- longshoreman
- dock worker
- manual laborer
- loader
- cleaner
- itinerant
- agricultural labourer
- digger
- drudge
- hired man
- yardman
- miner
- wrecker
- stacker
- workingman
- hewer
- gypsy
- laborer
- bracero
- lumberman
- mineworker
- stoker
- working man
- day labourer
- steeplejack
- skinner
- mule skinner
- navvy
- hand
- agricultural laborer
- workman
- gipsy
Sentences with labourer
1. Noun, singular or mass
If this is the case, often a labourer will have to come to your house and resize the window hole to match a size that is available at a home improvement store.
2. Adjective, comparative
Because labourer positions can fall into a multitude of categories, this will tell a potential employer you are capable of working in several labour-oriented careers, such as warehouse work, cleaning and general maintenance.
