laborer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

labor +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.bɚ.ɚ/

Noun

laborer (plural laborers)

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

Translations
One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labōrāre, present active infinitive of labōrō.

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.

    Conjugation of laborer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive laborer avoir laboré
gerund en laborant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle laborant
past participle laboré
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present labeur labeures labeure laborons laborez labeurent
imperfect laboroie, laboreie, laboroe, laboreve laboroies, laboreies, laboroes, laboreves laboroit, laboreit, laborot, laboreve laboriiens, laboriens laboriiez, laboriez laboroient, laboreient, laboroent, laborevent
preterite laborai laboras labora laborames laborastes laborerent
future laborerai laboreras laborera laborerons laboreroiz, laborereiz, laborerez laboreront
conditional laboreroie, laborereie laboreroies, laborereies laboreroit, laborereit laboreriiens, laboreriens laboreriiez, laboreriez laboreroient, laborereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present labeur labeurs labeurt laborons laborez labeurent
imperfect laborasse laborasses laborast laborissons, laborissiens laborissoiz, laborissez, laborissiez laborassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— labeure — laborons laborez —

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