LABORER

laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack

(noun) someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

laborer (plural laborers)

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

Source: Wiktionary


La"bor*er, n. Etym: [Written also labourer.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 January 2025

DERMATOGLYPHICS

(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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