day laborer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of day laborer
First recorded in 1540–50
Example Sentences
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“But if we do nothing, how will we be heard?” another day laborer asked during the group discussion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
Pedro Vásquez Perdomo, a day laborer who is one of the plaintiffs on the Southern California case challenging racial profiling by immigration enforcement, has said the case is bigger than him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
He also represents the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a day laborer who was mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador in the spring, then returned on the order of a federal judge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
Moreover, the use of checks is common among people who derive their income from other sources, even though it be not larger than the well-paid day laborer.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
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