day labourer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"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
He said he worked for years as a day labourer, but gained citizenship and has four children who graduated from college.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025
And her husband's wage as a day labourer wasn't enough to support their family of six.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2023
"All we want to do is leave this country. There is nothing here anymore," said Bilal Hamam, a 42-year-old day labourer at a local cement factory who was not called to work on Monday.
From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2022
Not one of them was written for an artist who had been forced by hard luck to turn into a day labourer.
From Fairfax and His Pride by Vorst, Marie Van
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