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Labourer vs Laborer - What's the difference?

labourer | laborer | Alternative forms |

Laborer is a alternative form of labourer.

Laborer is a descendant of labourer.



As nouns the difference between labourer and laborer

is that labourer is standard spelling of from=British spelling|lang=en while laborer is one who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.

labourer

English

Noun

(en noun)
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer .}} British English forms ----

    laborer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * labourer

    Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * laborist