Definitions for laborer

la•bor^*ˈleɪ bər(n.)

productive activity, esp. for the sake of economic gain.
the body of persons engaged in such activity, esp. those working for wages.
this body of persons considered as a class
Ref: (distinguished from management ).
physical or mental work, esp. of a hard or fatiguing kind.
a job or task done or to be done.
the uterine contractions of childbirth. the interval from the onset of these contractions to childbirth.
Category: Medicine
(v.i.)to perform labor; work.
to strive, as toward a goal; work hard (often fol. by for):
to labor for peace.
to move slowly and with effort.
to function at a disadvantage (usu. fol. by under):
to labor under a misapprehension.
to undergo childbirth.
Category: Medicine
to roll or pitch heavily, as a ship.
Category: Nautical, Navy
(v.t.)to develop or dwell on in excessive detail:
Don't labor the point.
to burden or tire.
(adj.)of or pertaining to workers, their associations, or working conditions:
labor reforms.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Ref: Also, esp. Brit., labour .

^* Syn: See work.Usage: See -or1.

1250–1300; ME < MF < L labor

la′bor•er

laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack(noun)
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

laborer(Noun)
One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.

Laborer(noun)
one who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan

Laborer
A laborer or labourer — see variation in English spelling — is a person who does one of the construction trades, traditionally considered unskilled manual labor, as opposed to skilled labor. In the division of labor, laborers have all blasting, hand tools, power tools, air tools, and small heavy equipment, and act as assistants to other trades, e.g., operators or cement masons. The 1st century BC engineer Vitruvius writes in detail about laborer practices at that time. In his experience a good crew of laborers is just as valuable as any other aspect of construction. Other than the addition of pneumatics, laborer practices have changed little. With the advent of advanced technology and its introduction into the construction field, the laborers have been quick to include much of this technology as being laborers work.

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