different between laborer vs workman

English

Alternative forms

• labourer

Etymology

labor +? -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?le?.b?.?/

Noun

laborer (plural laborers)

1. (American spelling) One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.

Related terms

• laborist

Translations

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lab?r?re, present active infinitive of lab?r?.

Verb

laborer

1. to work; to labor

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has a stressed present stem labeur distinct from the unstressed stem labor. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Related terms

• labour

Descendants

• Middle French: labourer
  • French: labourer
• Norman: labouother
• ? Middle English: labouren
  • English: labour, labor
  • Scots: laubour

English

Etymology

From Middle English werkman, from Old English weorcmann (“workman”), equivalent to work +? -man. Compare Dutch werkman (“workman”), German Werkmann (“labourer, workman”), Icelandic verkamaður (“workman”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?km?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w??km?n/
• Hyphenation: work?man

Noun

workman (plural workmen)

1. A man who labours for wages.
2. An artisan or craftsman.

Derived terms

• a bad workman always blames his tools

Related terms

• worker
• workwoman

Translations