day laborer

• Arbeiter, der tageweise für meist körperliche oder ungelernte Arbeit angeheuert wird und am Ende jedes Tages entlohnt wird statt ein regelmäßiges Gehalt zu beziehen.

A worker who is hired on a daily basis, typically for manual or unskilled physical work, and is paid at the end of each day rather than receiving a regular salary.

1. Temporary manual workerB1formal

   A person who is hired for short-term, often physical, work and is paid daily, typically in industries like construction, farming, or moving.

   Temporärer Hilfsarbeiter

   • The construction site hired several day laborers for the week.
   • He worked as a day laborer on a farm during the harvest season.
   • Day laborers often gather at street corners hoping to be hired for the day.