| 单词 | wagesless |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswagesless 2. That does not earn or receive wages. Also wagesless (rare). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [adjective] > paid by wages > not > not earning a wage stipendlessc1700 wageless1828 incomeless1829 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham II. xii. 113 Some intrusive, ragamuffin, wagesless lackey. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. xii. 280 By unwearied, valiant, and were it wageless effort, in my Parliament and in my Parish, I would aid [etc.]. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour xii. lxiv. 361 In came Peter—one of the wageless footmen—with candles. 1889 G. Gissing Nether World II. 18 Employed on piece-work, they might at any moment find themselves wageless. < as lemmas |
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