wage slave
noun
a person who works for a wage, especially with total and immediate dependency on the income derived from such labor.
wage slavery
-
a word derived from
wage slave.
Example Sentences
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You want to step out of the world of wage slavery, and set up a business of your own?
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2024
And writing as a vocation — despite keeping a diary — has to elbow its way past odd jobs, favors-that-end-up-paying, retail wage slavery and, for a short period, art.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2017
This would free millions from what can become "wage slavery," he said, and allow people to follow passions and creative urges.
From US News ● Feb. 2, 2016
But they work in sweatshops for measly pay and are forbidden to strike or get pregnant, says Tia Lessin's strident but revelatory documentary about wage slavery, American-style.
From Time Magazine Archive
People do not struggle to get, because they do not run the risk of starvation and wage slavery; they produce as artists, because man likes to do things with his head and his hands.
From The Critical Game by John Albert Macy
