manual labor
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]manual labor (countable and uncountable, plural manual labors)
- (American spelling) Work done by hand or using basic tools rather than by machines; usually physically demanding but (sometimes derogatory) unskilled labor.
Synonyms
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- handwork (sometimes synonymous, but sometimes intricate and skilled rather than strenuous and unskilled)
Translations
[edit]physical work
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