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agricultural labourer

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun agricultural labourer has 1 sense
  1. agricultural laborer, agricultural labourer - a person who tills the soil for a living
    --1 is a kind of laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
    --1 has particulars: peasant; sharecropper, cropper, sharecrop farmer

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Agricultural Labourer

Definition

An agricultural labourer refers to a person who works on a farm or in the agricultural industry, performing manual tasks related to the cultivation and maintenance of crops or livestock.

Sense 1 - Job Title

As a job title, an agricultural labourer is a person employed to carry out various physical tasks on a farm, such as sowing seeds, harvesting crops, milking animals, or repairing fences.

Example Sentence:

John, an experienced agricultural labourer, spent long hours tending to the cornfields to ensure a bountiful harvest.

Sense 2 - Historical Perspective

In a historical context, an agricultural labourer represents the lower-class workers who were involved in farming during the past centuries, particularly before the industrial revolution.

Example Sentence:

The lives of agricultural labourers during the 18th century were often characterized by hard work, low wages, and challenging living conditions.

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