Meanings
nounmanual laborer (plural manual laborers)
plural manual laborers
- One who performs manual labor
I hired a manual laborer to re-shingle my roof.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
Broader
working person
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 體力勞動者 /体力劳动者
- 體力勞動者 /体力劳动者 (tǐlì láodongzhě)one who performs manual labor
Esperanto manlaboristo
- manlaboristoone who performs manual labor
Finnish työmies, ruumiillisen työn tekijä
- työmiesone who performs manual labor
- ruumiillisen työn tekijäone who performs manual labor
- hanslankarione who performs manual labor
Cite this entry
APA
manual laborer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manual%20laborer
MLA
“manual laborer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manual%20laborer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manual laborer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manual%20laborer.
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