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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Brahmins, who were traditionally priests, sit at the top, followed by warriors, merchants, and laborers – each further divided into thousands of subcategories.—
Sushmita Pathak,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Mar. 2025 -
The minimum wage standards required of firms receiving CHIPS funding, for example, could have been applied to all categories of workers, not just to laborers and mechanics.—
Mariana Mazzucato,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Department of Veterans Affairs axed another 1,400 workers this week with medical support staff dismissed with little to no warning or consultation with their supervisors at top VA care facilities.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
27 Feb. 2025
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There’s a lot of talk in the Florida Legislature right now about cracking down on unauthorized workers in the state.—
Thomas Kennedy,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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This low-tech approach of having foot soldiers transport drones into action is a rare example of how drones can favor the offense rather than defense.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Controlled by Marines, its officers were Americans and the foot soldiers were Haitian.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Drudger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudger. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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