He rose from day laborer to governor.
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Laborer
/ˈleɪ.bɚ.ɹɚ/
Synonyms for "laborer" (121 found)
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Closest matches (25)
blue-collar workerbourgeoisiebreadwinnercasualcasual laborercommon laborercommon peoplecommon runcommon sortcommonagecommonalitycommonaltycommonerscommonsday laborerdrudgeemployeefactory worker
Strong matches (36)
Noun(14 words)
Related words (60)
office temporaryoperativeordinary peoplepeasantryplain folksplain peopleproletarianproletariatrank and fileroustaboutsalaried workerself-employed personservantshopkeepersslavesmall tradesmenstifftemporarythe lower cutthe other half
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the third estatetoilertoilerstoiling classupper middle classvulguswage earnerwage slavewageworkerworkerworkgirlworkhandworking classworking girlworking peopleworkingmanworkingwomanworkman
Noun(21 words)
peonpeonspincheproletariansrivetersroughneckroughneckingroughnecksroustaboutsshleppshovelershovellersloggertarheelteamsterthreshersunskilled workerworkerworkingmenworkmen
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Adjective(1 words)
rural inhabitant
Related word relations
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More general
2 entriesworkerworking person
More specific
4 entriesagricultural laborerconstruction laborerfactory laborermining laborer
Collocations
6 entriesagricultural laborerblue collar workerconstruction laborerfactory laborermanual labormining laborer
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Peter works as an unskilled laborer.
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The laborer was laid off for 3 weeks.
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Tom worked as a laborer.
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