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laborer

[ley-ber-er] / ˈleɪ bər ər /


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According to tradition, Caedmon worked as a laborer at Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire.

From Science Daily May 17, 2026

The day laborer said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have previously detained other workers at the Panorama City Home Depot and have returned frequently.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2025

The glamour of Wall Street had replaced the dignity of the skilled laborer.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

Tincher was now a manual laborer on one leg, but he was denied disability benefits by the Social Security Administration the following year.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2025

As a poor white laborer, C.P., too, was locked out from the traditional Southern institutions of power.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Araujo was picking up day laborers in a historically Latino neighborhood of Houston, Texas, when agents tried to stop his vehicle as part of a “targeted enforcement operation.”

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

Filipino laborers came to Mexico via colonialism, and adapted and adopted champoy with spices and chilies from Mexico to become chamoy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

"He should resign, damn it!" shouted the crowd of farmers, laborers, miners, transport workers and teachers who brought traffic to a halt on the streets of the Andean city.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Rice farmer Rodel Malinay has shifted to an “on-call” labor system, instead of having three to five laborers working daily, and does more manual labor himself.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

The only activity is two laborers chopping firewood and a soldier sitting outside his cabin cleaning his musket.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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