Meanings
nounlaborer (plural laborers)
plural laborers · alternative labourer
- One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.
Near-synonym: toiler
Synonyms: manual laborer, manual labourer, toiler
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
Similar
Broader
working person
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἐργάτης, ἐργάτις
- ἐργάτης (ergátēs)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- ἐργάτις (ergátis)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Arabic عَامِل, عَامِلَة
- عَامِل (ʕāmil)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- عَامِلَة (ʕāmila)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Bulgarian общ рабо́тник, рабо́тник
- общ рабо́тник (obšt rabótnik)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- рабо́тник (rabótnik)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Catalan obrer
- obrerOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Chinese Mandarin 勞動者 /劳动者, 工人
- 勞動者 /劳动者 (láodòngzhě)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- 工人 (gōngrén)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Czech dělník
- dělníkOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Danish arbejder, arbejdsmand
- arbejderOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- arbejdsmandOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- landarbejderOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Dutch arbeider
- arbeiderOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Esperanto laboristo
- laboristoOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Estonian tööline
- töölineOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Finnish työntekijä, työläinen
- työntekijäOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- työläinenOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
French ouvrier
- ouvrierOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
German Arbeiter
- ArbeiterOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Greek εργάτης, δουλευτής
- εργάτης (ergátis)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- δουλευτής (douleftís)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Hindi मज़दूर
- मज़दूर (mazdūr)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Hungarian munkás, kétkezi/fizikai munkás
- munkásOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- kétkezi/fizikai munkásOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- segédmunkásOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Icelandic verkamaður
- verkamaðurOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Indonesian buruh
- buruhOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Irish sclábhaí
- sclábhaíOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Italian lavoratore, operaio
- lavoratoreOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- operaioOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Japanese 労務者, 役夫
- 労務者 (rōmusha)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- 役夫 (ekifu)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- 作業員 (sagyōin)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- 工夫 (kōfu)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- 労働者 (rōdōsha)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Korean 막일꾼, 노동자
- 막일꾼 (magilkkun)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- 노동자 (nodongja)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- 로동자 (rodongja)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- 근로자 (geulloja)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Latin cerdō, operārius
- cerdōOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- operāriusOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Malay buruh
- buruhOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Māori poroteke, ihu oneone
- porotekeOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- ihu oneoneOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Norwegian Bokmål arbeider
- arbeiderOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Polish robotnik, robotnica
- robotnikOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- robotnicaOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Portuguese operário, trabalhador
- operárioOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- trabalhadorOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- obreiroOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Romanian lucrător, muncitor
- lucrătorOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- muncitorOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Russian чернорабо́чий, разнорабо́чий
- чернорабо́чий (černorabóčij)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- разнорабо́чий (raznorabóčij)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- рабо́чий (rabóčij)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Scottish Gaelic obraiche
- obraicheOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Slovak robotník
- robotníkOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Spanish obrero, currito
- obreroOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- curritoOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- laboradorOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- curranteOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- laburanteOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Swedish arbetare, kroppsarbetare
- arbetareOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- kroppsarbetareOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Thai กรรมกร
- กรรมกร (gam-má-gɔɔn)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Turkish amele, işçi
- ameleOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- işçiOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- ırgatOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- faaleOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Ukrainian чорноро́б, робітни́к
- чорноро́б (čornorób)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- робітни́к (robitnýk)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
- працівни́к (pracivnýk)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
Urdu مَزْدُور
- مَزْدُور (mazdūr)One who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
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APA
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“laborer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laborer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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