Labourer

//ˈleɪ.bə.ɹə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    British standard spelling of laborer.

    "This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer."

  2. 2
    someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor wordnet

Synonyms

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jacklaborerlaborermanual laboreroperativeworker

Example

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"The new labourer was buggered by smoko."

Etymology

From labour + -er.

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