noun

labourer

laborer, worker, manual worker

He worked as a farm labourer.

He worked as a farm laborer.

((a/an)) + ((laborer)) a person who does physical work He worked as a farm laborer.

Synonyms: worker, workman, hand

From 'labor' (work) + '-er' (a suffix denoting a person who does something). A person who labors.

Think of 'labor' (work) and add '-er' for the person doing it, just like 'teach' becomes 'teacher'.

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