manual labour

Definition of manual labour in English English dictionary: Physical work done "by hand" (or using basic implements) instead of by machines; Manual labour (or manual labor) is physical work done with the hands, especially in an unskilled job such as fruit and vegetable picking, road building, or any other field where the work may be considered physically arduous, and which has as a profitable objective, usually the production of goods; Manual labour (manual labor in American English) or manual work is physical work done by people, most especially in contrast to that done by machines, and also to that done by working animals. It is most literally work done with the hands (the word "manual" comes from the Latin word for hand), and, by figurative extension, it is work done with any of the muscles and bones of the body; labor done with the hands
manual labor: Any work done by hand; usually implying it is unskilled or physically demanding
Manual labor: Manual labour (or manual labor) is physical work done with the hands, especially in an unskilled job such as fruit and vegetable picking, road building, or any other field where the work may be considered physically arduous, and which has as a profitable objective, usually the production of goods
manual labor: work that is done with the hands, physical labor
manual labor: labor done with the hands

manual labour

Hyphenation

ma·nu·al la·bour

Turkish pronunciation

mänyuıl leybır

Pronunciation

/ˈmanyo͞oəl ˈlābər/ /ˈmænjuːəl ˈleɪbɜr/

Etymology

[ 'man-y&-w&l, -y&l ] (adjective.) 15th century. Middle English manuel, from Middle French, from Latin manualis, from manus hand; akin to Old English mund hand and perhaps to Greek marE hand.

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