laborer

Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.bɚ.ɹɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

Etymology

From labor + -er.

In classic literature

Synonyms

manual laborer, labourer, jack

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
workman
Narrower (hyponyms)
steeplejack, bracero, stacker, itinerant, porter, yardman

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