Labourer Meaning
/ˈleɪ.bə.ɹə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounBritish standard spelling of laborer.
nounUK standard spelling of laborer.
Sentence Examples
The new labourer was buggered by smoko.
He's a labourer on a riverboat.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The skilled ____ dug the foundation with a shovel all afternoon long.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A manual ____ was hired to help with the heavy lifting during the move to the new office building today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English labour Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English labourer From labour + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer."
— 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
"By the mid-19th century, the typical village was sharply divided between the landowning class and the landless, voteless and largely illiterate labourers."
— 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 392:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The skilled ____ dug the foundation with a shovel all afternoon long.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A manual ____ was hired to help with the heavy lifting during the move to the new office building today.