day labourer

A form of day laborer — A laborer who is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.

Meanings

nounday labourer (plural day labourers)

plural day labourers

  1. UKalternativeAlternative form of day laborer.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna laborer who works by the day; for daily wages

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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