What is the Latin word for day-laborer?

The usual Latin words for “day-laborer” are mercēnārius, operārius, opera; also condūcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“day-laborer” in Latin

mercēnāriushired for pay; mercenary operāriuslabouring, working operawork, pains, exertion, effort, labour; service, rendering of a service; one's fault, agency, doing condūcōto lead, bring or draw together; assemble, collect; to connect, join, unite; close up; coagulate; to hire, rent, employ,

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

day-laborer

in diem se locans: mercenarius: operarius: in plur., operae mercenariae; or merely operae: to hire day-laborers, operas (mercenarias) conducere: to be a day-laborer, operas praebere: he was a day-laborer, ei opera vita erat (Ter., Phorm., 2, 3, 16).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for day-laborer?: The usual Latin words for “day-laborer” are mercēnārius, operārius, opera; also condūcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.