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laborer

[ley-ber-er] / ˈleɪ bər ər /


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After returning to Bradford-on-Avon, Byfield initially supported himself as a farm laborer.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

What to know: Two couples’ lives are messily intertwined when one—a wealthy woman with an even wealthier husband—taps the other—a laid-off laborer and his wife—to be the subjects of a documentary.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

“But if we do nothing, how will we be heard?” another day laborer asked during the group discussion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

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

From Science Daily May 17, 2026

Sometimes it was a customer; most often it was simply a visitor—from a laborer with wooden klompen on his feet to a fleet owner—all bringing their problems to Father.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

North Korean workers in Russia typically live in dormitories next to production facilities, said Alisa Svitova, a 21-year-old student who worked this year as an interpreter for North Korean laborers in Russian agricultural factories.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Daniel Barbou, an 84-year-old grape picker, joined a small army of laborers in the scramble to harvest.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

The company also launched a “workforce academy” program to train skilled laborers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Day laborers were largely split on a potential boycott.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Still, when the weapons and armor were being issued, by the time they got to the last of the laborers and servants, they ran out.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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