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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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Words related to wage earner

breadwinner, employee, jobholder, staffer, wage slave, wageworker

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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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