dayworker

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noun

An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.

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Meanings

noundayworker (plural dayworkers)

plural dayworkers · alternative day worker · alternative day-worker

  1. An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.

Origin

From day + worker.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 日工
  • 日工 (rìgōng)employee paid on an irregular basis
Dutch dagloner
  • dagloneremployee paid on an irregular basis
Finnish päivätyöläinen, päiväläinen
  • päivätyöläinenemployee paid on an irregular basis
  • päiväläinenemployee paid on an irregular basis
German Tagelöhner
  • Tagelöhneremployee paid on an irregular basis
Greek εργάτης
  • εργάτης (ergátis)employee paid on an irregular basis
Romanian ziler, zileră
  • zileremployee paid on an irregular basis
  • zilerăemployee paid on an irregular basis
  • salahoremployee paid on an irregular basis
Russian подённый рабо́чий, подёнщик
  • подённый рабо́чий (podjónnyj rabóčij)employee paid on an irregular basis
  • подёнщик (podjónščik)employee paid on an irregular basis
  • подёнщица (podjónščica)employee paid on an irregular basis
Cite this entry
APA

dayworker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dayworker

MLA

“dayworker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dayworker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dayworker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dayworker.

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