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View usage for: (drʌdʒ) Word forms: plural drudgescountable nounIf you describe someone as a drudge, you mean they have to work hard at a job which is not very important or interesting. Synonyms: menial, worker, servant, slave More Synonyms of drudge More Synonyms of drudge drudge in British English (drʌdʒ) noun1. a person, such as a servant, who works hard at wearisome menial tasks verb2. (intransitive) to toil at such tasks Derived forms drudger (ˈdrudger) noun drudgingly (ˈdrudgingly) adverb Word origin C16: perhaps from druggen to toil drudge in American English (drʌdʒ) noun1. a person who does hard, menial, or tedious work verb intransitiveWord forms: drudged or ˈdrudging Word origin ME druggen, prob. < OE dreogan: see dree Examples of 'drudge' in a sentencedrudge Definition a person who works hard at an uninteresting task I was treated like a household drudge. Synonyms menial worker toiler plodder factotum scullion (archaic) skivvy mainly British) maid or man of all work Definition to work at such tasks Synonyms grind (informal) moil (archaic, dialect) keep your nose to the grindstone Additional synonymsDefinition a person who carries out boring or unimportant tasks for others I turned out to be a general dogsbody. Synonyms drudge, slave, menial, skivvy (British), general factotum, maid or man of all work Definition to do physical work farmers labouring in the fields Synonyms work, toil, strive, work hard, grind (informal), sweat (informal), slave, endeavour, plod away, drudge, travail, slog away (informal), exert yourself, peg along or away (British), plug along or away (informal) Definition to work slowly and steadily He is still plodding away at the same job. Synonyms slog away, labour, grind away (informal), toil, grub, persevere, soldier on, plough through, plug away (informal), drudge, peg away - drowsy
- drub
- drubbing
- drudge
- drudgery
- drug
- drug addict
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