as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
a youth striving to become something more than just a drudger working at some dead-end job
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Noun
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Without its central industry, it’s become a ghost town, and one where the era of Harmony and her old friend (played by character actor James LeGros) working as child laborers(*) for Lumon comparatively feel like the good old days.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025 -
A week later, Chinese laborers returned to Rock Springs and soon resumed coal production.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Executive orders aimed at excluding specific organizations from the PSLF program have not altered the initiative’s core structure, which forgives student debt for public service workers after 10 years of qualifying payments.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Labor costs fluctuate based on accessibility and demand for skilled workers.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, Russia appears to be using the troops as foot soldiers, using them to carry out mass ground assaults despite major losses in Kursk.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Experts say the helmet belonged to a hoplite, a kind of ancient Greek foot soldier who wore heavy armor to shield themselves.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Drudger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudger. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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