day labourer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Farming only leads to financial losses. I'd rather work as a day labourer and earn 100 to 200 baht a day just to get by. Expenses don't go down, but income keeps falling."
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
"When petrol goes up, everything becomes more expensive," said Waqar Saleem, a day labourer at an Islamabad shoe store.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
The man, who has worked as a day labourer in Paju and other cities, told police that he had accumulated several unpaid fines, according to South Korean newspaper The Dong-A Ilbo.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
"How will we survive? Every price is skyrocketing. How will we save our families?" said day labourer Mizanur Rahman.
From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2023
I am no common day labourer to be hired to-day and discharged to-morrow.
From Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
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