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laborer

[ley-ber-er] Origin

la·bor·er

[ley-ber-er]
noun
1.
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field.
2.
any worker.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English; see labor, -er1

un·der·la·bor·er, noun
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labourer or (US) laborer (ˈleɪbərə)
 
n
a person engaged in physical work, esp of an unskilled kind
 
laborer or (US) laborer
 
n

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laborer
early 14c., agent noun from labor.
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