laborer vs manual laborer

laborer and manual laborer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laborer	Yes	No	No	No
manual laborer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, laborer and manual laborer are synonyms defined as:

laborer and manual laborer: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

Other synonyms of laborer include jack, labourer.

laborer (noun)	manual laborer (noun)
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor	someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor