backbreaker
7.5
A person who does very hard physical work, for example in mines
- noun
- /ˈbækˌbreɪkər/
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trabajador manual
- Working on the farm turned him into a backbreaker, as he spent all day hauling bales of hay.
Examples
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As a backbreaker, she was used to the tough demands of manual labor in the warehouse.
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After a long day of construction, he felt like a true backbreaker from all the heavy lifting.
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- The backbreaker.
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Cesaro with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.
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Synonyms
2
3.0
A person who does hard work using their hands
involves work with extreme physical difficulty beyond ordinary manual effort
roustabout
vsbackbreaker
2
9.9
A person who does hard, simple physical work, often on ships or oil fields
focuses on extreme physical effort across jobs rather than site-specific unskilled tasks
1
8.6
A person who works very hard at physical jobs
performs work of extreme physical difficulty and severe strain
Antonyms
How Physically Demanding
Surface Forms
backbreaker singular
backbreakers plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word backbreaker comes from the two simple parts back and break, which gives the strong image of work that would 'break your back'. That's why backbreaker is used for a person who does very hard, physical work.