labourer
One who toils
A labourer is a person who does physical work, especially unskilled manual work.
The term often implies outdoor or construction work: The labourers dug trenches in the hot sun.
It can carry connotations of hard, unglamorous toil for modest pay.
British spelling; Americans write laborer.
Moisture from skin pores
- strengthPower to exert force
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- brawnMuscular power, bodily might
muscles · calluses · lifting · hauling · digging · shoveling · backbreaking · straining
Tool for moving earth
- pickaxePointed digging implement
- wheelbarrowOne-wheeled carrying cart
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- hammerTool for striking nails
drill · saw · chisel · hoe · rake · sledgehammer · crowbar · spade
Timber construction tradesperson
- masonBuilder using brick, mortar
- bricklayerTradesperson laying mortared blocks
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- electricianWiring installation specialist
welder · painter · roofer · tiler · landscaper · plasterer · fitter · installer
Designated location
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- carpentryWood construction trade
foundation · framework · contractor · builder · infrastructure · residential · commercial · demolition
Take on for work
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- temporaryLimited in duration
- staffingProviding personnel for positions
agency · job · vacancy · wage · casual · seasonal · workforce · payroll
Hard, boring work
- grindCrush into particles
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- povertySevere lack of resources
overwork · burnout · perseverance · dignity · strike · protest · rights · solidarity
sweat
Moisture from skin pores
brawn · muscles · calluses · lifting · hauling · digging · shoveling · backbreaking · straining · manual
shovel
Tool for moving earth
- pickaxePointed digging implement
- wheelbarrowOne-wheeled carrying cart
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
hammer · drill · saw · chisel · hoe · rake · sledgehammer · crowbar · spade · mattock
carpenter
Timber construction tradesperson
- masonBuilder using brick, mortar
- bricklayerTradesperson laying mortared blocks
- plumberWater system tradesperson
electrician · welder · painter · roofer · tiler · landscaper · plasterer · fitter · installer · mechanic
site
Designated location
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
carpentry · foundation · framework · contractor · builder · infrastructure · residential · commercial · demolition · excavation
hire
Take on for work
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- temporaryLimited in duration
staffing · agency · job · vacancy · wage · casual · seasonal · workforce · payroll · foreman
drudgery
Hard, boring work
- grindCrush into particles
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- exploitationSelfish use of others
poverty · overwork · burnout · perseverance · dignity · strike · protest · rights · solidarity · union
- labourtoil, drudgery, hard work, factory work, domestic work
- tradespeopleelectrician, plumber, carpenter, painter, bricklayer
labourerwhite-collar worker
Non-manual professional employee
office worker · intellectual · knowledge worker · professional · academic
labourermanager
One who directs others
boss · employer · supervisor · executive · director
labourercapitalist
Private ownership supporter
owner · industrialist · employer · proprietor · aristocrat
- day labourersWorkers hired temporarily
- labour marketsEmployment supply-and-demand systems
- labour painsChildbirth muscle spasms
- labour of loveWork done for joy
- labour unionsWorker advocacy collectives
- hard labourPunitive physical work