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day laborer

noun

  1. an unskilled worker paid by the day.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of day laborer1

First recorded in 1540–50
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ICE agents I’ve spoken with say they have arrested or detained office workers, janitors, dishwashers, gardeners, and day laborers and raided Home Depots.

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In Signal Hill, the mood among a handful of day laborers who were posted up on a patch of grass near a Home Depot on Tuesday afternoon was jovial and almost defiant.

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Miller directed agents to target Home Depot, where day laborers often gather to find work.

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Hardware store chain Home Depot has become the site of several immigration raids across the L.A. area., with officials targeting day laborers in the latest crackdown.

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On Sunday, I had to pick up a couple of items at the Home Depot on San Fernando Road in Glendale, where dozens of day laborers often gather in search of work.

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