day laborer

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noun
  1. an unskilled worker paid by the day.

Origin of day laborer

1
First recorded in 1540–50

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How to use day laborer in a sentence

  • His was a finer nature than theirs; he was a gentleman, thank God, and no day-laborer.

    Under Handicap | Jackson Gregory
  • Perhaps he may be even worse; a common day-laborer of the parish.

    The Home in the Valley | Emilie F. Carln