wage slave

wage slave
noun
: one whose toil for wages is tantamount to slavery

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a person who works for a wage, esp. with total and immediate dependency on the income derived from such labor.
[1885-90]

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wage slave noun
A person dependent on a (usu low) wage or salary
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Main Entry: ↑wage

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wage slave UK US noun [countable] [singular wage slave plural wage slaves] informal
someone who depends on the money that they earn in their job in order to pay for the things that they need
Thesaurus: general words for workers and types of workerhyponym general words relating to jobs and workhypernym

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wage slave,
a worker whose labor and dependence on wages is regarded as a form of slavery: »

These…people tried to persuade them that they were downtrodden wage slaves being exploited by cynical capitalists (Punch).

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n. informal a person wholly dependent on income from employment, typically employment of an arduous or menial nature
Derivatives:
wage slavery n.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • wage slave — wage ,slave noun count INFORMAL someone who depends on the money they earn in their job in order to pay for the things they need …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wage slave — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wage slave : singular wage slave plural wage slaves informal someone who depends on the money that they earn in their job in order to pay for the things that they need …   English dictionary

  • wage slave — wage slavery. a person who works for a wage, esp. with total and immediate dependency on the income derived from such labor. [1885 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • wage slave — noun informal a person who is wholly dependent on income from employment. Derivatives wage slavery noun …   English new terms dictionary

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  • wage slave — noun Date: 1882 a person dependent on wages or a salary for a livelihood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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