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seasonal

seasonal

1 4.1
A person hired only for part of the year, often in farming or tourism
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːzənl/
translation icon : trabajador temporal
  • By babysitting, cutting lawns, shoveling snow, fast food jobs, working at seasonal jobs, waiting tables.
  • winter seasonals

Examples

  • Big Boss Brewing has already released their seasonal Harvest Time Pumpkin, which can be sampled at the tasting room, bought in six packs (first time for a BB seasonal), or found in bars in the area.

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  • She found a seasonal position at the local amusement park, working only during the summer break.

  • My dad was an entrepreneur and my mom at times would take seasonal retail jobs for Christmas time expenses.

  • Maybe it's seasonal hiring for FEMA work or seasonal workers at Amazon or I don't know, poll workers, right.

  • During the summer months, many farmers rely on seasonal workers to help harvest their crops.

  • The hotel hires seasonal staff each year to accommodate the influx of tourists during the peak season.

Synonyms

temporary
vsseasonal
2 5.3

A person who works at a job for a short time

is employed only during particular seasons like harvests or tourist months
seasonal worker
vsseasonal
1 3.2

A person who works only at certain times of the year, for example during harvest or holiday seasons

is hired for particular parts of the year rather than general short periods

Antonyms

650 3.2

Continuing for a long time and unlikely to change

324 2.6

For the whole normal working time for a job or course

Compounds

A person who works only at certain times of the year, for example during harvest or holiday seasons

seasonal adjustment
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A change made to numbers to remove regular changes that happen each year

Regular movement of animals or people to different places when seasons change

How Permanent

contractor
354 3.9
seasonal
1 4.1
casual
  • UK
4 5.6
day laborer
  • US
11 3.5

Surface Forms

seasonal singular
seasonals plural

Etymology

Seasonals comes from the adjective seasonal, based on season which once meant 'sowing' time. So a seasonal is a person hired only for a certain time of year, for example for harvests or summer work.