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Labourer vs Workman - What's the difference?

labourer | workman |

As nouns the difference between labourer and workman

is that labourer is standard spelling of from=British spelling|lang=en while workman is a man who labours for wages.

As a proper noun Workman is

{{surname|lang=en}.

labourer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • *, chapter=17
    • , 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 ----

    workman

    English

    Noun

    (workmen)
  • A man who labours for wages
  • An artisan or craftsman

    • Derived terms

    * a bad workman always blames his tools