What does labourer mean?
Labourer means British standard spelling of laborer..
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/ˈleɪ.bə.ɹə/ · noun
British standard spelling of laborer..
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.
By the mid-19th century, the typical village was sharply divided between the landowning class and the landless, voteless and largely illiterate labourers.
Use labourer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Labourer means British standard spelling of laborer..
Common synonyms include laborer, manual laborer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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