Meanings
nounday labor (uncountable)
alternative daylabor · alternative daylabour · alternative day-labor · alternative day-labour · alternative day labour
- uncountableWork 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.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 日工
- 日工 (rìgōng)work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time
German Tagesarbeit
- Tagesarbeitwork done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time
Japanese 日雇い
- 日雇い (hiyatoi)work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time
Korean 일용직
- 일용직 (iryongjik)work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time
Polish praca na dniówkę
- praca na dniówkęwork done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time
Russian подённая рабо́та
- подённая рабо́та (podjónnaja rabóta)work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time
Cite this entry
APA
day labor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20labor
MLA
“day labor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20labor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “day labor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20labor.
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