day laborer

American  

noun

1. an unskilled worker paid by the day.

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Etymology

Origin of day laborer

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

While the arrests have brought attention to California’s field workers and day laborers, Limón said students and others also need a pathway to citizenship.

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The day laborers who used to gather there for years weren’t around.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the leaders, Catarino, spoke with multiple day laborers in Bakersfield who couldn’t afford food, let alone warm jackets during the harsh winter.

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The noise is in earshot of the IDEPSCA’s day laborer center, one of five operated by the organization that have supported workers for over two decades.

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Pineda and her sister-in-law had started a food stand, where she sold breakfast and pupusas to day laborers near the Home Depot.

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