Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form objects, systems, or organizations, and comes from Latin constructio (from com-"together" and struere "to pile up") and Old French construction. To construct is the verb: the act of building, and the noun is construction: how something is built, the nature of its structure.. In its most widely used …

A construction worker is a worker employed in manual labour of the physical construction of the built environment and its infrastructure.. The term is a broad, generic one and most such workers are primarily described by the specific level and type of work they perform. For example, laborers carry out a wide range of practical tasks to help tradespersons on construction sites.