day laborer
nounDefinition of day laborer
: one who works for daily wages especially as an unskilled laborer
Examples of day laborer in a Sentence
They hire day laborers to pick the apples.
Recent Examples on the Web
Her father, then 68 years old, lost his entire life savings and was left little choice but to work as a day laborer earning just $5 a day, McWilliams said. — Matt Egan, CNN, "Her family lost its savings in a bank run in Yugoslavia. Now she's in charge of the FDIC," 12 Aug. 2019 The rule will mostly affect day laborers, including construction workers and agricultural workers. — Camille Von Kaenel, The Mercury News, "California passes emergency rule for outdoor workers exposed to wildfire smoke," 22 July 2019 Normally, there are dozens of Hispanic men standing out along Broadway on a Monday morning, hoping to catch a job from people who come by looking for day laborers. — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, "Threats of deportation raids frighten Baltimore immigrants: 'They're afraid to go outside'," 25 June 2019 Picked from a line of many like him outside a hardware store, Ernesto (Alejandro Patiño), an undocumented day laborer from Nayarit, Mexico, takes on the job. — Carlos Aguilar, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Unlikely friendship blossoms in ‘Papi Chulo’," 20 June 2019 Picked from a line of many like him outside a hardware store, Ernesto (Alejandro Patiño), an undocumented day laborer from Nayarit, Mexico, takes on the job. — latimes.com, "Reviews: Matt Bomer in ‘Papi Chulo’; Seth Green’s ‘Changeland’; and more," 7 June 2019 She was dispatched to El Paso, Texas, a town where, she was told, day laborers crossed into the United States — sometimes with their children. — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, "Former Cult Member Says Leader Asked Her to Kidnap a Mexican Child Who'd Crossed U.S. Border," 30 June 2018 Officials say Brown, who spent 21 years in the Navy, worked as a day laborer and helped in the construction of the Blimpie restaurant where Billie worked this past summer. — Wbtv, charlotteobserver, "Man accused of kidnapping, killing teen is 'incompetent to stand trial,' court says," 6 June 2018 There was a day laborer who had organized men like him. — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, "Washington has a new, notable tenant — and it’s not Amazon or Apple," 18 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'day laborer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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