wage earner
noun
a person who works for wages, especially a laborer.
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wafture, wag, wage, wage determination, wage differential, wage earner, wage incentive, wage scale, wage slave, wage-push inflation, wager
Origin of wage earner
First recorded in 1880–85
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wage earner
US wage worker
noun
a person who works for wages, esp as distinguished from one paid a salary
the person who earns money to support a household by working
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