day labourer
Britishnoun
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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
And her husband's wage as a day labourer wasn't enough to support their family of six.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2023
Across the street from Ichim lives 57-year old Tudorel Dedu, who collects scrap with a horse and carriage and takes jobs as a day labourer.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2022
The linendraper looks down on the huckster, the huckster on the mechanic, and the mechanic on the day labourer.
From Thrift by Samuel Smiles
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