wage slave
noun
a person who works for a wage, especially with total and immediate dependency on the income derived from such labor.
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Origin of wage slave
First recorded in 1885–90
OTHER WORDS FROM wage slave
wage slavery, nounWords nearby wage slave
wage-push inflation, wager, wages, wage scale, wages council, wage slave, wageworker, wagga, Wagga Wagga, waggery, waggish
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British Dictionary definitions for wage slave
wage slave
noun
ironic a person dependent on a wage or salary
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