daywork

[dey-wurk]

noun

1. work done and paid for by the day.

Other Word Forms

• dayworker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of daywork¹

before 1000; Middle English dai-werk the amount of land worked by a team in one day, Old English dæg-weorc day's work. See day, work

Example Sentences

Yesterday’s pangrams were daywork, workaday, workday and yardwork.

From New York Times

Suddenly, I had to become a teacher for my five- and seven-year-olds, planning individual lessons, printing out endless worksheets, explaining new concepts, while also squeezing in all the other daywork.

From BBC

More than 2 billion people worldwide depend on daywork to survive, according to the International Labor Organization, and for many of them, not working often means not eating.

From Washington Post

Masons who worked on the courthouse downstate came back hungry, seamstresses returned from daywork for local white ladies and put on their nice dresses.

From Literature

There is daywork for colored women.

From Literature