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
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
Take Sugawa and Chiba: They both have sons but they’re salarymen in the city with no interest in a hard life tending fields and fending off animals heavier than themselves.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2018
It is common for businessmen, known as salarymen in Japan, to sleep on the bullet train from Kokura to Kobe.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2017
The only ones still standing were the mundanes, the salarymen who'd been just trying to get to their jobs.
From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory
