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Overview of noun laborer

      »   The noun laborer has 1 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• laborer, Manual1.) Manual -- (a small handbook)
  
  2.) Manual of arms, manual -- ((military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle)
  
  manual laborer, Labourer1.) Laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack -- (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
  
  labourer, jack -- (Someone1.) Person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
  
  someone who works with their Hands1.) Hands, custody -- ((with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children")
  
  2.) Work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men -- (the force of workers available)
  
  hands; someone Engaged1.) Prosecute, engage, pursue -- (carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion")
  
  2.) Absorb, engross, engage, occupy -- (engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely")
  
  engaged in Manual1.) Manual -- (a small handbook)
  
  2.) Manual of arms, manual -- ((military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle)
  
  manual labor)

Related Terms - "Laborer"

Meaning 1 of Laborerlaborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack workman, workingman, working man, working person

• Excavator1.) Excavator -- (a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying)
  
  2.) Power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel -- (a machine for excavating)
  
  Excavator - A workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying

• Blaster1.) Blaster, chargeman -- (a workman employed to blast with explosives)
  
  Blaster, Chargeman1.) Blaster, chargeman -- (a workman employed to blast with explosives)
  
  Chargeman - A workman employed to blast with explosives

• Fuller1.) Fuller, Melville W. Fuller, Melville Weston Fuller -- (United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910))
  
  2.) Fuller, Buckminster Fuller, R. Buckminster Fuller, Richard Buckminster Fuller -- (United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983))
  
  Fuller - United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)

• Gas fitter1.) Gas fitter -- (a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances)
  
  Gas fitter - A workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances

• Guest worker1.) Guest worker, guestworker -- (a person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists")
  
  Guest worker, Guestworker1.) Guest worker, guestworker -- (a person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists")
  
  Guestworker - A person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists"

• Heaver1.) Heaver -- (a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope))
  
  2.) Heaver -- (a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard))
  
  Heaver - A bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)

• Laborer1.) Laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack -- (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
  
  Laborer, Manual laborer1.) Laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack -- (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
  
  Manual laborer, Labourer1.) Laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack -- (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
  
  Labourer, Jack1.) Jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit -- (a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack")
  
  2.) Mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog -- (a man who serves as a sailor)
  
  Jack - Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

• Lacer1.) Lacer -- (a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding))
  
  Lacer - A workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)

• Lather1.) Soapsuds, suds, lather -- (the froth produced by soaps or detergents)
  
  2.) Fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither -- (agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams")
  
  Lather - The froth produced by soaps or detergents

• Luddite1.) Luddite -- (any opponent of technological progress)
  
  2.) Luddite -- (one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment)
  
  Luddite - Any opponent of technological progress

• Mill-hand1.) Mill-hand, factory worker -- (a workman in a mill or factory)
  
  Mill-hand, Factory worker1.) Mill-hand, factory worker -- (a workman in a mill or factory)
  
  Factory worker - A workman in a mill or factory

• Mover1.) Mover -- (workman employed by a moving company; "the movers were very careful with the grand piano")
  
  2.) Proposer, mover -- ((parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion)
  
  Mover - Workman employed by a moving company; "the movers were very careful with the grand piano"

• Packer1.) Packer, bagger, boxer -- (a workman employed to pack things into containers)
  
  2.) Meat packer, packer -- (a wholesaler in the meat-packing business)
  
  Packer, Bagger1.) Packer, bagger, boxer -- (a workman employed to pack things into containers)
  
  2.) Bagger -- (a machine for putting objects or substances into bags)
  
  Bagger, Boxer1.) Boxer, pugilist -- (someone who fights with his fists for sport)
  
  2.) Packer, bagger, boxer -- (a workman employed to pack things into containers)
  
  Boxer - A workman employed to pack things into containers

• Paster1.) Paster -- (a workman who pastes)
  
  2.) Gummed label, sticker, paster -- (an adhesive label)
  
  Paster - A workman who pastes

• Rat-catcher1.) Rat-catcher, disinfestation officer -- (a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin)
  
  Rat-catcher, Disinfestation officer1.) Rat-catcher, disinfestation officer -- (a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin)
  
  Disinfestation officer - A workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin

• Roadman1.) Traveling salesman, travelling salesman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, bagman -- (a salesman who travels to call on customers)
  
  2.) Roadman, road mender -- (a workman who is employed to repair roads)
  
  Roadman, Road mender1.) Roadman, road mender -- (a workman who is employed to repair roads)
  
  Road mender - A salesman who travels to call on customers

• Roundsman1.) Roundsman -- (a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on))
  
  Roundsman - A workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)

• Scratcher1.) Scratcher -- (a workman who uses a tool for scratching)
  
  2.) Scratcher -- (a person who scratches to relieve an itch)
  
  Scratcher - A workman who uses a tool for scratching

• Shearer1.) Shearer, Moira Shearer -- (Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926))
  
  2.) Shearer -- (a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles)
  
  Shearer - Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)

• Sponger1.) Sponger -- (a workman employed to collect sponges)
  
  2.) Leech, parasite, sponge, sponger -- (a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage)
  
  Sponger - A workman employed to collect sponges

• Stamper1.) Stamper -- (a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine))
  
  2.) Stamper, stomper, tramper, trampler -- (someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground)
  
  Stamper - A workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine)

• Utility man1.) Utility man -- (a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions)
  
  2.) Utility man -- (a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on)
  
  Utility man - A baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions

• Warehouser1.) Warehouser, warehouseman -- (a workman who manages or works in a warehouse)
  
  Warehouser, Warehouseman1.) Warehouser, warehouseman -- (a workman who manages or works in a warehouse)
  
  Warehouseman - A workman who manages or works in a warehouse

• Wetter1.) Wetting agent, wetter, surfactant, surface-active agent -- (a substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved)
  
  2.) Wetter -- (a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process)
  
  Wetter - A substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved