Laborer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈeɪbɚɹɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈeɪbəɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈeɪbəɹə/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈeɪbɚɹɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jack manual laborer labourer

Word Forms

labor	verb	strive and make an effort to reach a goal
labour	verb	work hard

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Arbeiter

jemand, der mit seinen Händen arbeitet; jemand, der körperliche Arbeit verrichtet

🇫🇷French

ouvrier

quelqu'un qui travaille de ses mains ; quelqu'un engagé dans un travail manuel

🇪🇸Spanish

obrero

alguien que trabaja con las manos; alguien que se dedica a trabajos manuales

🇮🇹Italian

operaio

qualcuno che lavora con le proprie mani; qualcuno impegnato in lavori manuali

🇳🇱Dutch

arbeider

iemand die met zijn handen werkt; iemand die handenarbeid verricht

🇵🇹Portuguese

trabalhador

alguém que trabalha com as mãos; alguém envolvido em trabalho manual

🇷🇺Russian

чернорабочий

тот, кто работает руками; кто-то занимается ручным трудом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मज़दूर

कोई है जो अपने हाथों से काम करता है; कोई शारीरिक श्रम में लगा हुआ है

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্রমিক

কেউ যে তাদের হাত দিয়ে কাজ করে; কেউ কায়িক শ্রমে নিযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

தொழிலாளி

தங்கள் கைகளால் வேலை செய்யும் ஒருவர்; உடல் உழைப்பில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్మికుడు

వారి చేతులతో పనిచేసే వ్యక్తి; మాన్యువల్ లేబర్‌లో నిమగ్నమై ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मजूर

कोणीतरी जो त्यांच्या हातांनी काम करतो; कोणी अंगमेहनतीत गुंतलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

મજૂર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે તેમના હાથથી કામ કરે છે; કોઈ વ્યક્તિ મેન્યુઅલ મજૂરીમાં રોકાયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕ

ತಮ್ಮ ಕೈಗಳಿಂದ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ; ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಕೈಯಿಂದ ಕೆಲಸದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൊഴിലാളി

കൈകൊണ്ട് ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ; കൈവേലയിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਹੱਥੀਂ ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزدور

کوئی جو اپنے ہاتھوں سے کام کرتا ہے؛ کوئی دستی مزدوری میں مصروف ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

劳动者

用手工作的人；从事体力劳动的人

🇯🇵Japanese

労働者

自分の手で働く人。肉体労働に従事する人

🇰🇷Korean

노동자

손으로 일하는 사람; 육체 노동에 종사하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người lao động

người làm việc bằng đôi tay của mình; ai đó tham gia lao động chân tay

🇹🇭Thai

คนงาน

คนที่ทำงานด้วยมือของพวกเขา คนที่ทำงานด้วยตนเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

buruh

seseorang yang bekerja dengan tangannya; seseorang yang terlibat dalam pekerjaan manual

🇵🇭Filipino

manggagawa

isang taong gumagawa gamit ang kanilang mga kamay; isang taong nakikibahagi sa manwal na paggawa

🇲🇾Malay

buruh

seseorang yang bekerja dengan tangan mereka; seseorang yang terlibat dalam buruh kasar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عامل

ومن يعمل بأيديه؛ شخص يعمل في العمل اليدوي

🇮🇷Persian

کارگر

کسی که با دستان خود کار می کند. کسی که مشغول کار یدی است

🇹🇷Turkish

işçi

elleriyle çalışan biri; el işçiliğiyle uğraşan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּוֹעֵל

מישהו שעובד עם הידיים; מישהו שעוסק בעבודת כפיים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'laborer'?

The primary meaning of 'laborer' is 'someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor'.

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Using 'laborer' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'laborer' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'laborer' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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