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day labourer

Meaning of "day labourer" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DAY LABOURER

day labourer


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAY LABOURER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Day labourer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DAY LABOURER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Day labor

Day labor is work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future. It is a form of contingent work.

Definition of day labourer in the English dictionary

The definition of day labourer in the dictionary is an unskilled worker hired and paid by the day.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAY LABOURER

day bed · day blindness · day boarder · day boy · day by day · day case · day girl · day hospital · day in, day out · day job · day letter · day lily · day name · day nurse · day nursery · Day of Atonement · day of judgement · Day of Judgment · day of reckoning · day of rest

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAY LABOURER

armourer · casual labourer · colourer · devourer · dock labourer · endeavourer · farm labourer · favourer · flavourer · harbourer · honourer · labourer · manual labourer · manufacturer · outpourer · pot scourer · pourer · savourer · scourer · tourer · vapourer

Synonyms and antonyms of day labourer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «day labourer» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DAY LABOURER

Find out the translation of day labourer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of day labourer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «day labourer» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

的一天劳动者
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

jornalero
570 millions of speakers
en

English

day labourer
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

दिन मजदूर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باليومية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

поденщик
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

diarista
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দিনমজুর
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

journalier
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Buruh hari
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Tagelöhner
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

日雇い労働者
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

일 노동자
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Buruh dina
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người làm công nhựt
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நாள் தொழிலாளி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

दिवस मजूर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Gün emekli
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

bracciante
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

dzień robotnik
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

поденник
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

zilier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεροκαματιάρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dag arbeider
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

daglönare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dagarbeider
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about day labourer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAY LABOURER»

Discover the use of day labourer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to day labourer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Journal
Fuelman C .'0 per day .. Labourer 6/6 |«?r day . . Fuelman 6/6 per day . . Washer out ' 7/ per day .. Cleaner ' 5/- per day .. Cleaner 5 - per day .. Titter 1 10/- per day Fitter ' 10/- per day Fitter ! MT- per day Fitter 10 - per day Boilermaker 1 If'/- per ...
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1904
2
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Mr. Brinnefield, farmer. — Michael Carbery, day-labourer. — Thomas Carroll, day -labourer. — Mr. Felix Conolly, farmer. — Mr. Andrew Conroy, farmer. — Messrs. Edward and John Conroy, landholders and distillers. — Mr. D. Conroy, farmer.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1836
3
Joint Volumes of Papers Presented to the Legislative Council ...
I Arnold, Joseph Labourer 6/6 per day Office boy 1 2/- per day . Labourer 1 7/- per day . Office boy 2/- per day. . Labourer j 6/6 per day . Labourer I 6/6 per day , Labourer 1 7/- per day. . Labourer 7/- per day.. Labourer. . Office boy Office boy ...
New South Wales. Parliament, 1907
4
The Invention of Free Labor: The Employment Relation in ...
33 In Annals of the Iahouring Piior, K. D. M. Snell argues that over the course of the eighteenth century the sharp distinction between "married day labourer" and " unmarried servant by the year" progressively broke down and that the resulting ...
Robert J. Steinfeld, 1991
5
The Farmer's Magazine
It would appear then, that in FrtANrE the common day labourer, receives on an are. rage 4s. 9d. per week, and about j more in harvest. The price of butchers' meat, is 4jd. per lb., bread 1 jd. per lb., potatoes about Id. the Sib. In the majority of ...
Joseph Rogerson, 1839
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The Farmer's Magazine
In the harvest months they were allowed to work by the piece and might earn considerably more ; mowers, for instance, earned 8d. a-day, so that, in fact, the day labourer, if in full employment, received on an average 4<1. a-day for the whole ...
7
Reports from Commisioners: Fifteen Volumes
MICHAEL CARBERY, day-labourer. — THOMAS CARROLL, day-labourer. — Mr. FELIX CONOLLY, farmer. — Mr. ANDREW CONROY, farmer. — Messrs. EDWARD and JOHN CONROY, landholders and distillers. — Mr. D. CONROY, farmer.
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Labourer's Friend Magazine for the Disseminating Information ...
This I alike deny : for only consider the great exertions of the day labourer when at piece work, during the hay and harvest time, which lasts from ten to twelve weeks, and that, too, through the enervating heat of summer. It is a well-known fact, ...
9
Joint Volumes of Papers Presented to the Legislative Council ...
Junior canvas worker 4/3 per day . Labourer 8/0 per day . Store boy 3/0 jmt day . Labourer 8/9 per day . Store boy 2/6 per day . Vice A. Parkinson. Vice F. G. Sherwood. Vice W. H. Dunbar. Vice E. G. Stedman. Vice J. H. Kitchener. Ft« W. Kills.
New South Wales. Parliament, 1917
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Wages in the United Kingdom in the Nineteenth Century: Notes ...
6d. per day : labourer, 2s. 2d. „ Lord Mayor's Day to Lady Day, 3s. Od. „ „ 2s. Od. Carpenter : 3s. Od. per day, id. per hour. Plasterer : 3s. Od. per day ; labourer, 2s. Od. ; boy, Is. id. Slater: 3s. Od. Paviour : 3s. Od. or 3s. id. per day; labourer, 2s.
Sir Arthur Lyon Bowley, 1900

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAY LABOURER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term day labourer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Day-old baby dies after hospitals refuse to admit him in critical …
His father, a day labourer, could not afford to pay Rs 10,000 per day for the treatment. They were advised to take him to a government hospital ... «TheHealthSite, Jul 15»
2
Bangladesh's crime coast
Here one can change their life from rickshaw-puller or day labourer to an owner of a luxury building and huge lands within a very short time, the ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
3
North East Briefcase
Allegedly, Sandhaya, a day labourer and resident of Subhasnagar area under Bharatchandranagar rural development block of Belonia, was ... «The Shillong Times, Jul 15»
4
1 killed as trawler collides with sand-laden vessel
... Police Station Uttam Kumar confirmed the accident and said the police have recovered body of the victim Akhter Hossain, 40, a day labourer. «Financial Express Bangladesh, Jul 15»
5
Dream of better life in Malaysia turned into a nightmare for migrants
“It's a lot better to work as day labourer in your own country, than to get carried away by all this glib talk,” Imran (Sheikh) told bdnews24.com. «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
6
Midday Brief
A day labourer has been stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in capital's Jurain area. The deceased is Mohammad Joynal Abedin, son ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
7
Day labourer stabbed to death in capital
A day labourer has been stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in capital's Jurain area. The deceased is Mohammad Joynal Abedin, son ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
8
Pakistan gets flustered over Facebook's gay rights meme
“One day labourer said he felt tricked after liking a friend's rainbow profile picture and later discovering it was for gay marriage.” On Wednesday ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
All her fault she broke a dinner plate
Zuhena's father Azizur Rahman, a day labourer residing in Terratan area, learnt at Sunday night that her daughter was confined in the kitchen. «Prothom Alo, Jun 15»
10
Teesta onslaught renders 170 families homeless in 3 days
Hafizur Rahaman, a day labourer of village Raghob in Haripur union said, "My homestead on two and a half decimals of land was eroded by ... «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
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