laborers

S2 W2

BrE /ˈlæbərəz/ AmE /ˈlæbərz/

noun en → es

1 WORKERS [plural] B1

people who do manual or unskilled work, especially in construction or agriculture

obreros, trabajadores manuales

  • laborers on a building site

Collocations construction laborers · agricultural laborers

  • The construction company hired several laborers to work on the new bridge.

    La empresa de construcción contrató a varios obreros para trabajar en el nuevo puente.

2 EMPLOYEES [plural] B1

workers who are employed by an organization or company, often in manual labor jobs

empleados, trabajadores

  • laborers at a factory

Collocations factory laborers · warehouse laborers

  • The factory employs over 500 laborers.

    La fábrica emplea más de 500 trabajadores.