laborer's

Manual worker's possession

Laborer's is the possessive form of laborer—a worker who performs physical or manual tasks.

The apostrophe signals ownership or association: a laborer's wages, a laborer's calloused hands, a laborer's lunch pail.

It can also form contractions with "is" or "has": The laborer's been here since dawn.

occupational

wages

Payment for work

contract · workday · employer · benefits · overtime · strike · grievance · collective · dues · hours

tools

equipment

Tools for a task

hammer · gloves · boots · hardhat · scaffold · trowel · hoe · bucket · ladder · rope

physical

hands

Gripping limbs' extremities

  • callusesThickened protective skin areas
  • sweatMoisture from skin pores
  • toilStrenuous, prolonged effort

exertion · fatigue · muscles · strain · back · strength · endurance · blisters · wear · effort

socioeconomic

class

Grouping by shared traits

dignity · livelihood · subsistence · hardship · family · breadwinner · humble · modest · plight · exploitation

Opposites
class/occupational hierarchy

laborer'smanagement's

Of those in charge

employer's · owner's · boss's · executive's · capitalist's

physical vs. intellectual work

laborer'sintellectual's

Of a deep thinker

executive's · scholar's · administrator's · consultant's · specialist's

Phrases
Family

laborer, laborers

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