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drudge
[ druhj ]
/ drʌdʒ /
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noun
a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
a person who works in a routine, unimaginative way.
verb (used without object), drudged, drudg·ing.
to perform menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
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Origin of drudge
1485–95; compare OE man's name Drycghelm helmet maker, equivalent to drycg (akin to drēogan to work) + helmhelm2
OTHER WORDS FROM drudge
drudger, noundrudg·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby drudge
Dr. Strangelove, dr. t., drub, drubbing, Drucilla, drudge, drudgery, drudgework, drug, drug abuse, drug addict
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How to use drudge in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for drudge
drudge
/ (drʌdʒ) /
noun
a person, such as a servant, who works hard at wearisome menial tasks
verb
(intr) to toil at such tasks
Derived forms of drudge
drudger, noundrudgingly, adverbWord Origin for drudge
C16: perhaps from druggen to toil
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