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ˈunder-ˌlabourer
(under-1 6 a.)
a1667Jer. Taylor Serm. Wks. 1831 IV. 140 You are the ministers of Christ's priesthood, under-labourers in the great work of mediation and intercession. 1690Locke Hum. Und. To Rdr., 'Tis Ambition enough to be employed as an Under-Labourer in clearing the Ground a little. 1704Norris Ideal World ii. vii. 350 The proper office of this agent intellect, to serve as an under-labourer to that which is patient. 1836Keble Serm. viii. (1848) 219 We, indeed, as Priests of the second order, are but under-labourers in that most holy cause. |