day laborer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of day laborer
First recorded in 1540–50
Example Sentences
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“But if we do nothing, how will we be heard?” another day laborer asked during the group discussion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
A pair of blue and yellow earplugs dangle on Jose’s neck while waiting for work as a day laborer out of the Home Depot in Cypress Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
He chatted with a day laborer who stopped by to grab a snack, and explained they were there to film any interactions with federal agents, as part of their national rapid-response effort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
Ricardo, who earns a meager income as a day laborer, shares his small single-family house with 18 other people, including his three children, parents and other extended family.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Would he eventually become a day laborer, working for wages upon the estates of the wealthy?
From The Planters of Colonial Virginia by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
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