: one who works for daily wages especially as an unskilled laborer
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They hire day laborers to pick the apples.
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The Los Angeles region was rocked last year by sprawling immigration raids targeting day laborers and factory workers.—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 20 May 2026 Natalie’s husband, Caleb, is the youngest son of a senator and a terrible farmer whose failures on their Idaho land have to be propped up by day laborers, secret barrels of pesticides, and Natalie’s social-media income.—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026 Protesters are demanding that the hardware store chain protect day laborers against future arrests and deportations after last year's uptick in immigration enforcement operations, some of which happened outside of Home Depot locations in Southern California.—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 2 May 2026 MacArthur Park has been a focal point for day laborers and street vendors, and organizers said recent immigration enforcement activity in the area has added to challenges faced by those workers.—City News Service, Daily News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for day laborer