laborers
/ˈleɪ.bərərz/
NOUN
1. People who perform physical or manual work
People who earn wages by performing physical, manual, or practical tasks, typically requiring bodily strength rather than primarily intellectual or administrative skills.
1.1. Manual workers and wage earners
Used to describe people who perform physical or practical work in exchange for wages, particularly in industries such as construction, agriculture, manufacturing, and mining.
Synonyms
- workers
- toilers
- pluggers
- sloggers
- peons
- peones
Antonyms
Examples
- The construction site bustled with activity as laborers worked on different tasks.
- In the orchard, a team of laborers efficiently harvested the ripe fruits.
- The mining industry relies on skilled laborers to extract valuable minerals from the earth.
- Skilled laborers in the welding workshop crafted intricate metal structures.
- The company provided training programs to empower aspiring laborers with new skills.
Related Words
- employees
- wage earners
- wageworkers
- workmen
- workwomen
- workingmen
- workingwomen
- hands
- hirelings
- jobholders
- coworkers
- colleagues
- apprentices
1.2. People performing difficult or menial work
Used to refer to people engaged in physically demanding, repetitive, or low-status tasks, often involving considerable effort and hard work.
Synonyms
- drudges
- drudgers
- dogs bodies
- grubs
- grunts
Antonyms
- goldbricks
- idlers
- loafers
- shirkers
Examples
- The laborers spent long hours performing exhausting manual tasks.
- The factory relied on laborers to handle repetitive and physically demanding work.
Related Words
- serfs
- slaves
- workhorses
- underlings
- subordinates
- temporaries
- navvies