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Laborer vs Mechanic - What's the difference?

laborer | mechanic |

As nouns the difference between laborer and mechanic

is that laborer is one who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly while mechanic is a skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery. A mechanic can be compared to a technician, the distinction being that the technician is stronger in theory, the mechanic stronger in hands-on experience.

As an adjective mechanic is

mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things.

laborer

English

Alternative forms

* labourer

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.
  • mechanic

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Adjective

  • (archaic) mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things
  • * Ray
  • These mechanic philosophers.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Mechanic slaves, With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.
  • (obsolete) Of or relating to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.
  • * Roscommon
  • To make a god, a hero, or a king / Descend to a mechanic dialect.
  • * Thomson
  • Sometimes he ply'd the strong, mechanic tool.
  • (obsolete) base
  • (Whitlock)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery. A mechanic can be compared to a technician, the distinction being that the technician is stronger in theory, the mechanic stronger in hands-on experience.
  • Derived terms

    * auto mechanic