"manual labor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: manual labors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} manual labor (countable and uncountable, plural manual labors)
  1. (American spelling) Work done by hand or using basic tools rather than by machines; usually physically demanding but (sometimes derogatory) unskilled labor. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Synonyms: manual work, manual labour Coordinate_terms: handwork (english: sometimes synonymous, but sometimes intricate and skilled rather than strenuous and unskilled) Translations (physical work): handearbeid (Afrikaans), 手工勞動 (Chinese Mandarin), 手工劳动 (shǒugōng láodòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 體力勞動 (Chinese Mandarin), 体力劳动 (tǐlì láodòng) (Chinese Mandarin), manlaboro (Esperanto), ruumiillinen työ (Finnish), travail manuel [masculine] (French), Handarbeit [feminine] (German), χειρωνακτική εργασία (cheironaktikí ergasía) [feminine] (Greek), obair láimhe [feminine] (Irish), 肉体労働 (nikutai rōdō) (alt: にくたいろうどう) (Japanese), handweorc [neuter] (Old English), muncă manuală [feminine] (Romanian), lucrare manuală [feminine] (Romanian), muncă fizică [feminine] (Romanian), ручно́й труд (ručnój trud) [masculine] (Russian), физи́ческий труд (fizíčeskij trud) [masculine] (Russian), kroppsarbete [neuter] (Swedish), lao động chân tay (Vietnamese), lao động tay chân (Vietnamese)

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