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Definition of Agricultural labourer
1. Noun. A person who tills the soil for a living.
Generic synonyms: Jack, Laborer, Labourer, Manual Laborer
Specialized synonyms: Peasant, Cropper, Sharecrop Farmer, Sharecropper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agricultural Labourer
Literary usage of Agricultural labourer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bibliographical Survey of Contemporary Sources for the Economic and Social by Mildred Emily Bulkley (1922)
"B. THE agricultural labourer i. GENERAL C Official Publications : Ireland. Dept.
of Agriculture. Agricultural Statistics, Ireland, 1914 : Report and Tables ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"The Economical Position of the agricultural labourer considered historically.
... The agricultural labourer and the skilled mechanic were therefore ..."
3. The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and by Charles Knight (1874)
"Fixed position of the various Classes — Difficulty of passing from one position
to another — The Rural Population — The Cottager — The agricultural labourer ..."