"dayworker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dayworkers [plural]
Etymology: From day + worker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|day|worker}} day + worker Head templates: {{en-noun}} dayworker (plural dayworkers)
  1. An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker. Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: day worker, day-worker Translations (employee paid on an irregular basis): 日工 (rìgōng) (Chinese Mandarin), dagloner [masculine] (Dutch), päivätyöläinen (Finnish), päiväläinen (Finnish), Tagelöhner [masculine] (German), εργάτης (ergátis) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), ziler [masculine] (Romanian), zileră [feminine] (Romanian), salahor [masculine] (Romanian), подённый рабо́чий (podjónnyj rabóčij) [masculine] (Russian), подёнщик (podjónščik) [masculine] (Russian), подёнщица (podjónščica) [feminine] (Russian)

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