migrant worker
noun1
An agricultural labourer who travels from place to place harvesting seasonal crops.
2
A person with temporary permission to work in another country; a guest worker.
- And since Brexit, the number of migrant workers has fallen by almost a third, with new immigration laws and the points-based system possibly reducing the flow even further.2021 September 8, Howard Johnston, “HS2 jobs boost - but skills shortage a concern”, in RAIL, number 939, page 17:
- Related terms
- seasonal worker