Day-laborer

  • 11Day labor — is work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future. It is a form of contingent work. Contents 1 Types 2 In the USA 3 See also 4 Refere …

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  • 12day labourer — UK US UK (US day laborer) noun [C] HR ► a person who is employed for one day at a time: »There are 24,000 day labourers in Los Angeles, according to research, more than in any other US city …

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  • 13day labourer — (Brit.) n. person who works by the day and is paid by the day (generally an unskilled worker), also spelled day laborer …

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  • 14day labourer — noun a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages • Syn: ↑day laborer • Hypernyms: ↑laborer, ↑manual laborer, ↑labourer, ↑jack …

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  • 15laborer — noun someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑manual laborer, ↑labourer, ↑jack • Derivationally related forms: ↑labour (for: ↑labourer), ↑ …

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  • 16laborer — Synonyms and related words: blue collar worker, bourgeoisie, breadwinner, casual, casual laborer, common laborer, common people, common run, common sort, commonage, commonality, commonalty, commoners, commons, day laborer, drudge, employee,… …

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  • 17laborer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. worker, work[ing]man or woman, wage earner. See exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. worker, day laborer, unskilled worker, toiler, blue collar worker, manual laborer; carpenter s helper, bricklayer s… …

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  • 18laborer — noun auto industry laborers Syn: workman, worker, working man/woman, manual worker, unskilled worker, day laborer, blue collar worker, hired hand, hand, peon, roustabout, drudge, menial; informal grunt; archaic mechanic, cottier …

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  • 19Day — noun a) derived from a medieval diminutive of David. b) from day as a word for a day servant , an archaic term for a day laborer. ,or from given names such as Dagr, Daug, Dege, and Dey, cognate with Scandinavian Dag …

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  • 20day labourer — /ˈdeɪ leɪbərə/ (say day laybuhruh) noun an unskilled worker paid by the day. Also, day laborer …