肉体労働者
解説 Definition
建設現場や農場などで、主に体を使う仕事に従事する人。特別な技能を要しない作業員を指すこともある。
A person whose job mainly involves physical work, especially on a construction site, farm, or similar workplace. The term may particularly refer to a worker performing tasks that require little specialized training; “labourer” is the British spelling.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
labour「労働」＋人を表す -er なので、「労働する人」と分解できます。特に building-site labourer「建設現場の作業員」、farm labourer「農場労働者」のような肉体労働を表す場面で使います。英国式の labourer と米国式の laborer は、つづりだけが異なると覚えるとよいでしょう。
Divide labourer into labour, meaning work, plus -er, meaning a person who performs an action. The result is a person who labours, especially through physical work. Remember it in practical combinations such as “a building-site labourer,” “a farm labourer,” and “seasonal labourers.” The term often suggests manual tasks such as carrying materials, digging, or assisting skilled tradespeople, though the exact duties depend on the workplace. Labourer is the standard British spelling; American English drops the u and writes laborer. The two forms have the same meaning and pronunciation pattern.
例文
He found work as a labourer on a building site.
彼は建設現場で作業員の仕事を見つけました。
The farm employs several seasonal labourers.
その農場では季節労働者を数人雇っています。
The labourers carried the heavy materials by hand.
作業員たちは重い資材を手で運びました。
labourer の類義語・関連語
labourer の語源・成り立ち Etymology
labour「労働する」に、人を表す接尾辞 -er を付けた語です。labour と labourer はイギリス英語のつづりで、アメリカ英語ではそれぞれ labor、laborer と書きます。
Labourer is formed from labour and the agent suffix -er, meaning a person who performs an activity. Labour came into English through Old French from Latin labor, referring to work, exertion, or hardship. The spelling labourer follows British conventions, retaining the u in labour. In American English, the corresponding forms are labor and laborer. The occupational noun has long been associated particularly with hired manual or physical work.
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