day laborer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of day laborer
First recorded in 1540–50
Example Sentences
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The government’s explanations for the arrests, wrote Judge Jennifer Thurston in Fresno, “rely on unsupported assumptions, hunches and generalizations about the relationship between a person’s apparent status as a day laborer and their immigration status.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Ricardo, who earns a meager income as a day laborer, shares his small single-family house with 18 other people, including his three children, parents and other extended family.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
A day laborer, an organizer, a serenader, a skilled cumbia dancer and, now, an actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
I became a ditch digger and a day laborer, and finally drifted into the professional wrestling racket.
From The Double Spy by Moore, Dan T.
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