salaryman
noun
(in Japan) a white-collar businessman.
salarymen
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pluralof salaryman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Japan, a country with a long-established hard-work culture, where so-called salarymen have notoriously supported the post-war economy with utter dedication to their employers, there is even a word for it: Karōshi.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
It was the tail end of another long, hot Tokyo summer, and salarymen across the city were looking at their wardrobes with dread.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
Yuichiro Goda, a police officer posing as a bodyguard, is an outsider in a realm of salarymen.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2022
In the morning, salarymen with their pressed white shirts and briefcases wait in line behind kids getting something to eat before school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
The only ones still standing were the mundanes, the salarymen who'd been just trying to get to their jobs.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
