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day laborer

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

Noun

day laborer (plural day laborers)

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

day laborer meaning in Arabic

day laborer in Arabic

laborer who is paid one day at a time
مُياوِم muyāwim

Forms of day laborer

pluralday laborers
alternative formday labourer

Questions about day laborer

What does day laborer mean?
Day laborer means a laborer who is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.
What is day laborer in Arabic?
Day laborer in Arabic is مُياوِم (muyāwim). See Day laborer meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is day laborer?
Day laborer is a noun.
What is the plural of day laborer?
The plural of day laborer is day laborers.

Words near day laborer in the dictionary

  1. day in the sun
  2. day in, day out
  3. day job
  4. day jobs
  5. day labor
  6. day laborer
  7. day laborers
  8. day labourer
  9. day labourers
  10. day lark
  11. day larks

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