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Examples of day laborer in a Sentence
They hire day laborers to pick the apples.
Recent Examples on the Web
But the day laborers told NBC4 the contents felt soft and soggy, like meat.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
Additionally, city leaders implemented policies that targeted day laborers and pushed for a program to deputize police officers to perform immigration enforcement.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Most of the residents here are day laborers, and time off work often means lost income.
—Jeffrey Okoro, STAT, 24 Nov. 2023
From day laborers to trendsetters, Zapata captures a Latinx community holding tight to tradition and reclaiming the L.A. narrative.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
The organization has been trying to help Mr. Palacios, the elderly house painter, who waits at the curb with other day laborers even when his legs ache and go numb.
—Jeffrey E. Singer, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
Two Haitian day laborers’ wedding ends with the groom’s death.
—Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
Authorities allege that Sam hired day laborers on Nov. 7 to dispose of four large trash bags.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
Subsequent lawsuits against the Arizona law succeeded in striking down additional provisions, including those against hiring day laborers or denying bonds to undocumented immigrants.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1528, in the meaning defined above
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“Day laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20laborer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
day laborer
noun
: one who works by the day or for daily wages especially as an unskilled laborer
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