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labourer

(ˈleɪbərə) or

laborer

n
(Professions) a person engaged in physical work, esp of an unskilled kind
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Noun 1. [画像:labourer - someone who works with their hands]labourer - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
agricultural laborer, agricultural labourer - a person who tills the soil for a living
bracero - a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
cleaner - someone whose occupation is cleaning
day laborer, day labourer - a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
digger - a laborer who digs
dishwasher - someone who washes dishes
navvy, peon, drudge, galley slave - a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
gandy dancer - a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang
gravedigger - a person who earns a living by digging graves
hewer - a person who hews
hired hand, hired man, hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
hod carrier, hodman - a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers
gipsy, itinerant - a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders"
faller, feller, logger, lumberjack, lumberman - a person who fells trees
miner, mineworker - laborer who works in a mine
mule driver, mule skinner, muleteer, skinner - a worker who drives mules
platelayer, tracklayer - a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks
porter - a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
rail-splitter, splitter - a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
sawyer - one who is employed to saw wood
section hand - a laborer assigned to a section gang
sprayer - a worker who applies spray to a surface
stacker - a laborer who builds up a stack or pile
steeplejack - someone who builds or maintains very tall structures
dock worker, docker, dockhand, dock-walloper, dockworker, loader, longshoreman, lumper, stevedore - a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
fireman, stoker - a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
woodcutter - cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
working man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
wrecker - someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
yardman - a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)
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labourer

noun worker, workman, working man, manual worker, hand, blue-collar worker, drudge, unskilled worker, navvy (Brit. informal), labouring man Her husband had been a farm labourer.
Proverbs
"The labourer is worthy of his hire"
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Translations
عَامِلٌ عامِل
dělníknádeník
arbejder
työläinen
radnik
kétkezi munkás
verkamaîur
労働者
노동자
arbetare
กรรมกร
người lao động

labourer

laborer (US) [ˈleɪbərəʳ] N (on roads etc) → peón m, obrero/a m/f; (= farm labourer) → trabajador(a) m/f del campo, peón m; (= day labourer) → jornalero/a m/f (Agr) → bracero/a m/f
bricklayer's labourer → peón m de albañil
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labourer

[ˈleɪbərər] (British) laborer (US) n
(on building site, in factory) → manœuvre mf
farm labourer → ouvrier/ière m/f agricole labour force (British) labor force (US) n
[country] → population f active
Unemployment in Britain rose to 8.1% of the labour force → Le chômage au Royaume Uni atteignait 8.1% de la population active.
[company] → main-d'œuvre flabour-intensive [ˌleɪbərɪnˈtɛnsɪv] (British) labor-intensive (US) adj [method, industry] → gros consommateur de main d'œuvre(grosse)/trice
Construction remains a labour-intensive industry → Le bâtiment demeure une industrie grosse consommatrice de main d'œuvre.labour market (British) labor market (US) n → marché m du travail Labour movement (British) labour movement (British) labor movement (US) n
the Labour movement → le mouvement travailliste labour pains (British) labor pains (US) npl → douleurs fpl, douleurs fpl de l'accouchementLabour Party (British) n
the Labour Party → le parti travailliste labour relations (British) labor relations (US) npl → relations fpl du travail labour-saving [ˈleɪbərseɪvɪŋ] (British) labor-saving (US) adj [machine, gadget] → qui facilite le travail
labour-saving devices → appareils qui facilitent le travail labour unrest (British) labor unrest (US) n → agitation f sociale labour ward (British) labor ward (US) n → salle f de travail
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labourer

, (US) laborer
n → (Hilfs)arbeiter(in) m(f); (= farm labourer) → Landarbeiter(in) m(f); (= day-labourer) → Tagelöhner(in) m(f)
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labourer

laborer (Am) [ˈleɪbərəʳ] n (on building site) → manovale m; (on farm) → bracciante m
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labour

(American) labor (ˈleibə) noun
1. hard work. The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid. arbeid عَمَل شاق труд trabalho práce; dřina die Arbeit arbejde σκληρή εργασία trabajo töö کار شاق työ travail עבודה श्रम, परिश्रम težak rad munka kerja keras (erfiðis)vinna lavoro 労働 노동 darbas, triūsas [] darbs kerja keras arbeid kroppsarbeid praca دروند كار،ستونزمنه دنده trabalho muncă труд práca delo težak rad arbete แรงงาน ağır iş 勞動 праця, труд مشقت lao động 劳动
2. workmen on a job. The firm is having difficulty hiring labour. arbeiders عُمّال работник mão-de-obra pracovní síly die Arbeiter (pl.) arbejdskraft εργατικό δυναμικό, εργάτες obreros, mano de obra tööjõud نیروی کار työvoima main-d'oeuvre עוֹבדִים श्रमिक, मजदूर radna snaga munkaerő buruh verkamenn manodopera 労働者 (임금, 육체) 노동자 darbininkai, darbo jėga darbaspēks; strādnieki pekerja arbeidskrachten arbeidskraft siła robocza كارى قوت او دنده لرونكي mão-de-obra mână de lucru рабочие pracovné sily delavci radnici arbetskraft, arbetare ชนชั้นแรงงาน işçiler, emekçiler 工人 робоча сила مزدور، محنت کش nhân công 工人
3. (in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth. She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born. geboortepyne مَخاض المرأه родилни мъки parto porodní bolesti die Wehen (pl.) veer τοκετός, ωδίνες τοκετού parto, dolores de parto tuhud وضع حمل synnytys travail צִירֵי לֵידָה प्रसव-पीड़ा trudovi vajúdás; szülés(i fájdalmak) proses persalinan hríðir travaglio 陣痛 분만 gimdymas, gimdymo kančios dzemdības; dzemdību sāpes pelahiran barensweeën, bevalling fødselsveer poród د حمل څرنګتيا مخكى له زيږون نه parto travaliu роды pôrodné bolesti porodni popadki porođaj förlossningsarbete, värkar ตั้งท้อง doğum sancısı 分娩 роди, пологи وضع حمل کا عرصہ các cơ co dạ con trong quá trình đẻ 分娩
4. used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom. Arbeidersparty حِزب العُمّال Лейбър, името на социалистическата партия Trabalhista labouristé die Labour Party Labour; Arbejderpartiet το Εργατικό Κόμμα Partido Laborista tööerakond حزب کارگر työväenpuolue travailliste מִפלֶגֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה ब्रिटेन की सोशलिस्ट पार्टी का नाम laburist munkáspárt Partai Buruh Verkamannaflokkurinn partito laburista, laburisti 労働党 (영) 노동당 leiboristai leiboristu partija (Lielbritānijā) Buruh Labour-partij Arbeiderpartiet Partia Pracy د كارګر ګوند په بريټانيا كښۍ Trabalhista la­bu­rist лейбористская партия labouristi laburistična stranka Laburistička partija Labour พรรคที่อังกฤษ İşçi Partisi 英國工黨 лейбористська партія لیبر پارٹی Công Đảng 英国工党
verb
1. to be employed to do hard and unskilled work. He spends the summer labouring on a building site. werk يَعْمَل، يَشْتَغِل трудя се trabalhar pracovat, lopotit se arbeiten arbejde hårdt εργάζομαι σκληρά ως ανειδίκευτος εργάτης trabajar duro tööd rügama کار کردن ahertaa travailler לַעֲבוֹד कड़ी मेहनत करना teško raditi melózik bekerja keras vinna, strita lavorare 労働する 열심히 일하다 sunkiai dirbti []strādāt bekerja sebagai buruh als arbeider werken arbeide tungt, slite harować كار كول trabalhar a munci трудиться pracovať delati raditi arbeta [hårt] ว่าจ้าง işçi olarak çalışmak, işçilik yapmak 作粗活 працювати مشقت کا کام لینا lao động phổ thông 劳动
2. to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty. They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills. inspanning يَتَحَرَّك، يَعْمَل بصُعوبَه затруднявам се esforçar-se prodírat se; vléci se sich mühen slide i det; arbejde hårdt δυσκολεύομαι, πασχίζω avanzar penosamente, funcionar con dificultad pingutama, ponnistama به زحمت انجام دادن ponnistella peiner לְהִתאַמֵץ अटक-अटक कर चलना (जैसे wheel~ in the sand) अटक जाना probijati se erőlködik bersusah payah erfiða, paufa avanzare faticosamente, arrancare やっと進む 고생하다 sunkiai, lėtai judėti/veikti pūlēties; mocīties; ar grūtībām tikt uz priekšu bersusah payah zwoegen kjempe seg fram, streve poruszać się z trudem, pracować z mozołem له ستونزي سره تر سره كول esforçar-se a merge greu двигаться/работать с трудом predierať sa; vliecť sa z muko napredovati probijati se arbeta sig fram เคลื่อนตัวอย่างช้า güçlükle ilerlemek; zorlanmak 費力地前進或工作 насилу просуватися вперед جفاکشی سے کام کرنا hoạt động chậm chạp và khó khăn 费力地前进
laborious (ləˈboːriəs) adjective
difficult; requiring hard work. Moving house is always a laborious process. inspannende شاق، مُتْعِب، مُرْهِق тежък trabalhoso pracný mühsam anstrengende; slidsom κουραστικός, κοπιώδης laborioso vaevaline پر زحمت työläs laborieux קשה कठिन, श्रमसाध्य, परिश्रमी naporan, težak nehéz sulit erfiður faticoso 骨の折れる 힘든, 어려운 sunkus, vargingas grūts; darbietilpīgs menjerihkan moeizaam anstrengende, slitsom żmudny ستونزمن trabalhoso trudnic, laborios трудный; трудоёмкий prácny garaški naporan mödosam, tung ยาก zor, zahmetli 費力的 важкий; трудомісткий دشوار، محنت کا متقاضی vất vả 费力的
laˈboriously adverb
sukkel بإرهاق، بصورةٍ شاقَّه тежко penosamente namáhavě mühsam anstrengende; slidsomt κουραστικά con gran dificultad vaevaliselt با زحمت työläästi laborieusement בְּעָמָל רַב परिश्रम-शीलता naporno, teško nehezen dengan sulit með erfiðismunum faticosamente 苦心して 힘들게 sunkiai, vargingai grūti; darbietilpīgi dengan susah payah moeizaam møysommelig, tungt żmudnie ستونزمن،له ستونزو ډك penosamente cu trudă с трудом namáhavo z muko naporno tungt อย่างยาก büyük çaba sarfederek 費力地 ретельно بدقت một cách vất vả 费力地
laˈboriousness noun
moeisaamheid تَعَب، إرْهاق тежест trabalho penoso pracnost die Mühseligkeit slidsomhed εργατικότητα laboriosidad vaevalisus دشواری työläys caractère laborieux כָּרוּך בְּעָמָל רַב परिश्रम-शीलता napor fáradságos/nehéz volta vminek kesulitan vinnusemi laboriosità, fatica 骨折り 힘듦, 고됨 darbietilpīgums; smaga strādāšana kepayahan moeizaamheid besværlighet, slitsomhet pracowitość, trud ستونزه،كړاو trabalho penoso caracter laborios трудоёмкость prácnosť težavnost napor möda ความยาก zorluk 費力 ретельність محنت کشی sự lao động vất vả 费力
ˈlabourer noun
a workman who is employed to do heavy work requiring little skill. the labourers on a building site. arbeider عامِل работник trabalhador nádeník der Arbeiter arbejder εργάτης jornalero, trabajador (musta)tööline کارگر työläinen ouvrier פועל कामगार, मजदूरी करने वाला fizički radnik (kétkezi) munkás buruh verkamaður operaio 筋肉労働者 육체 노동자 darbininkas, juodadarbis nekvalificēts strādnieks; melnstrādnieks buruh arbeider kroppsarbeider robotnik كار كونكى،دنده لرونكې trabalhador muncitor (ne­ca­lificat) неквалифицированный рабочий (nekvalifikovaný) robotník delavec fizički radnik arbetare, grovarbetare ชนชั้นแรงงาน işçi, emekçi 勞工 некваліфікований робітник, чорнороб مزدور người lao động 劳动者,劳工
ˈlabour court noun
a court of law for settling disputes between management and workers. arbeidshof مَحْكَمَة العَمَل трудов съд justiça trabalhista pracovní soud das Arbeitsgericht arbejdsret εργατικό δικαστήριο tribunal laboral töövaidluskomisjon دیوان کار työtuomioistuin tribunal du travail; prud'homme בֵּית דִין לַעֲבוֹדָה श्रमिक न्यायालय sud za radne sporove munkaügyi döntőbizottság v. bíróság pengadilan masalah perburuhan tribunale del lavoro 労使間の争いを裁く裁判所 노동 법원 darbo ginčų teismas darba tiesa mahkamah buruh rechtbank voor arbeidszaken arbeidsrett Sąd Pracy د كار او ادارى هم غږى كونكى محكمه суд по трудовым спорам súd pre pracovno-právne spory delovno sodišče sud za radne sporove arbetsdomstol ศาลแรงงาน iş mahkemesi 勞資爭議法庭 суд з трудових питань آجر اور ماجور کے درمیان مسئلہ کو حل کرنے والی عدالت tòa án lao động 劳资争议法庭
ˈlabour dispute noun
a disagreement between management and workers about working conditions, pay etc. arbeidsgeskil نِزاع عَمَل трудов спор questão trabalhista pracovní rozepře die Betriebsvereinbarung arbejdskonflikt διαμάχη υπαλλήλων με εργοδότες conflicto laboral töövaidlus مجادله کاری työselkkaus conflit du travail סִכסוּך עֲבוֹדָה श्रमिक विवाद radni spor munkaügyi vita perselisihan perburuhan controversia/vertenza sindacale 労働争議 노동 쟁의 darbo ginčas darba strīds pertikaian buruh arbeidsconflict arbeidskonflikt, arbeidstvist spór o warunki pracy دندييزه سرغړونه трудовой конфликт pracovno-právny spor delovni spor radni spor arbetstvist การทะเลาะกันระหว่างแรงงาน iş anlaşmazlığı 勞資糾紛 трудовий конфлікт آجر اور ماجور کے بیچ نزاع tranh chấp lao động 劳资纠纷
ˈlabour-saving adjective
intended to lessen work. washing-machines and other labour-saving devices. werkverligting مُوَفِّر للعَمَل спестяващ труд que poupa trabalho usnadňující práci arbeitssparend arbejdsbesparende που εξοικονομεί χρόνο εργασίας que ahorra trabajo tööd kergendav کاراندوز mukavuus- électro-ménager חוֹסֵך עֲבוֹדָה श्रम बचत pomoćni, koji štedi napor emberi munkát megtakarító menghemat tenaga vinnusparandi (che fa risparmiare lavoro) 省力の 노동력 절약의 lengvinantis/taupantis darbą darbu atvieglojošs penjimatan tenaga arbeidsbesparend arbeidsbesparende usprawniający pracę, ułatwiający życie د كار د كمښت مامور que poupa trabalho care uşurează munca; elec­trocasnic облегчающий труд uľahčujúci prácu ki prihrani pri delu ušteda rada arbetsbesparande เครื่องทุ่นแรง iş tasarrufu sağlayan 節省勞力的 що заощаджує працю; раціоналізаторський با کفایت جس کے لیے کم آدمی درکار ہوں tiết kiệm sức lao động 节省劳力的
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labourer

→ عَامِلٌ dělník arbejder Arbeiter χειρωνακτικός εργάτης jornalero työläinen travailleur manuel radnik operaio 労働者 노동자 arbeider arbeider robotnik trabalhador , trabalhador braçal рабочий arbetare กรรมกร işçi người lao động 劳工
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AN Author saw a Labourer hammering stones into the pavement of a street, and approaching him said:
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A Labourer lay listening to a Nightingale's song throughout the summer night.
"Then I'll eat thee." said the Labourer. "I have always heard say that a nightingale on toast is dainty morsel."
"Nay, kill me not," said the Nightingale; "but let me free, and I'll tell thee three things far better worth than my poor body." The Labourer let him loose, and he flew up to a branch of a tree and said: "Never believe a captive's promise; that's one thing.
"Were it a question of lawful due Or a labourer's hire denied, Reason would I should bear with you And order it well to be tried But this is a question of words and names And I know the strife it brings, I will not pass upon any your claims.
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No sooner is the exploitation of the labourer by the manufacturer,so far, at an end, that he receives his wages in cash, than he is set upon by the other portions of the bourgeoisie, the landlord,the shopkeeper, the pawnbroker, etc.
It has converted the physician, the lawyer, the priest, the poet, the man of science, into its paid wage labourers.
In proportion as the bourgeoisie, i.e., capital, is developed, in the same proportion is the proletariat, the modern working class, developed -- a class of labourers, who live only so long as they find work, and who find work only so long as their labour increases capital.
"I'll stop less than half-way, please God," said Sancho; "and so I say this labourer, coming to the house of the gentleman I spoke of that invited him- rest his soul, he is now dead; and more by token he died the death of an angel, so they say; for I was not there, for just at that time I had gone to reap at Tembleque-"
"So, as I was saying," continued Sancho, "as the pair of them were going to sit down to table, as I said, the labourer insisted upon the gentleman's taking the head of the table, and the gentleman insisted upon the labourer's taking it, as his orders should be obeyed in his house; but the labourer, who plumed himself on his politeness and good breeding, would not on any account, until the gentleman, out of patience, putting his hands on his shoulders, compelled him by force to sit down, saying, 'Sit down, you stupid lout, for wherever I sit will he the head to you; and that's the story, and, troth, I think it hasn't been brought in amiss here."
Nor was every labourer so honest as our friend Alick.
Great was the clatter of knives and pewter plates and tin cans when Adam entered the house, but there was no hum of voices to this accompaniment: the eating of excellent roast beef, provided free of expense, was too serious a business to those good farm- labourers to be performed with a divided attention, even if they had had anything to say to each other--which they had not.

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