laborer
English
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edit- (US) IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.bɚ.ɹɚ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editlaborer (plural laborers)
- (American spelling) One who labors.
Derived terms
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editOne who uses bodily strength to earn a wage
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Old French
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editVerb
editlaborer
Conjugation
editThis 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 | ||||||
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infinitive | laborer | avoir laboré | |||||
gerund | en laborant | gerund of avoir + 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 | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + 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 | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | labeure | — | laborons | laborez | — |
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- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- English lemmas
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- en:Occupations
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- Old French terms derived from Latin
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- Old French verbs
- Old French verbs with stem alternations
- Old French verbs with weak-a preterite
- Old French first group verbs
- Old French verbs ending in -er
- Old French irregular verbs