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day laborer
A worker hired on a day-to-day basis rather than under a long-term contract, typically paid at the end of each day's work.
日雇い労働者として働く。
to work as a day laborer.
現場には多くの日雇い労働者がいた。
There were many day laborers at the work site.
不況のときは、日雇い労働者が仕事を見つけるのは難しい。
In a recession, it is hard for day laborers to find work.
Composed of 日雇い ('daily hiring') + 労働者 ('worker'). Refers to workers engaged by the day, common in construction and manual labor.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 日雇い労働: day labor
- 日雇いで働く: to work by the day
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 派遣社員: dispatch/temp worker — employed through an agency, usually longer term
- 正社員: full-time regular employee — the contrasting status