toiler
One who labors
A toiler is someone who toils—works hard and persistently, often at physically demanding or tedious labor.
The word carries connotations of struggle and effort: The toilers in the field worked from dawn to dusk.
It appears more often in literary or political contexts than in everyday speech.
Physical task performer
- workerPerson who toils
- drudgeOne doing hard, dull labor
- workhorseReliable, tireless producer
- farmhandAgricultural employee
coolie · navvy · stevedore · longshoreman · charwoman · washerwoman · ditchdigger · peon
Moisture from skin pores
- effortApplied energy toward goals
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- workEffort toward a goal
- industryEconomic production sector
diligence · endeavor · productivity · handiwork · workmanship · craft · enterprise · striving
Crush into particles
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- monotonyTiresome lack of change
- tediumWearisome dullness
- wearinessState of being drained
fatigue · exhaustion · burnout · hardship · struggle · thankless · unrewarding · menial
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
grit · determination · steadfastness · patience · toughness · persistence · mettle · constancy
laborer
Physical task performer
farmhand · coolie · navvy · stevedore · longshoreman · charwoman · washerwoman · ditchdigger · peon · serf
sweat
Moisture from skin pores
industry · diligence · endeavor · productivity · handiwork · workmanship · craft · enterprise · striving · labor
grind
Crush into particles
weariness · fatigue · exhaustion · burnout · hardship · struggle · thankless · unrewarding · menial · arduous
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
tenacity · grit · determination · steadfastness · patience · toughness · persistence · mettle · constancy · doggedness
- laborerslaborers, day laborer, day labourer, day laborers, manual worker
- hard workersant, ants, bee, bees, beaver
- striversstriver, trier, fighter, battler, plugger
- underclasspoor, pauper, peasant, homeless, serf
toilergentleman of leisure
Wealthy man who needn't work
lady of leisure · rentier · aristocrat · bon vivant · dilettante
- double double toil and trouble
- physical toilExhausting manual labor