as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
most of the inhabitants of the seedy town are just downtrodden grubbers living from paycheck to paycheck
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Noun
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One was a White farmer, while the others were Black laborers or security workers, police said.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
23 May 2025 -
Consider android laborers harvesting crops at night while humans engage in creative endeavors by day.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Tia Carrere, who voiced Nani in the original, appears in the new film as the social worker Mrs. Kekoa.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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This creates a closed-loop system where value flows back to both the worker and the business.—
Carlos Netto,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Grubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubber. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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