contract labourer

collocation in English

meaningsofcontractandlabourer

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contract
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.trækt/us
/ˈkɑːn.trækt/
a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the ...
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labourer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.bər.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.bɚ.ɚ/
a person who does unskilled physical work, ...
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(Definition ofcontractandlabourerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontract labourer

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She could always work as acontractlabourerand 'make' a new man.
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Under present conditions acontractlabourerhas to pay from one-half to three-fifths of his wages.
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After 1862 landlords could contract labourers without going through the rural magistrate, but the decision could be costly.
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Service migration included longer-term live-in servants and short-term contract labourers in neighbouring villages and towns.
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I desire to bring forward the case of those contract labourers in those islands.
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There is a repatriation fund which was created by stopping wages from the contract labourers.
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There should to-day be a sum of from £225,000 to £240,000 available for the repatriation of contract labourers, but it seems that a considerable amount cannot be accounted for.
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In addition to the regular staff, the park has also employed contract labourers.
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With the 5th and final strike, all main contract labourers were dismissed.
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Amongst them were many contract labourers, including those who worked at the docks.
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