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wage earner
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noun
a person who works for wages, especially a laborer.
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Origin of wage earner
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby wage earner
wafture, wag, wage, wage determination, wage differential, wage earner, wage incentive, wage-push inflation, wager, wages, wage scale
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British Dictionary definitions for wage earner
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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