wage slave

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noun

a person who works for a wage, especially with total and immediate dependency on the income derived from such labor.

Origin of wage slave

First recorded in 1885–90

OTHER WORDS FROM wage slave

wage slavery, noun

Words nearby wage slave

wage-push inflation, wager, wages, wage scale, wages council, wage slave, wageworker, wagga, Wagga Wagga, waggery, waggish

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Example sentences from the Web for wage slave

I was as faithful a wage-slave as ever a capitalist exploited.
The House of Pride|Jack London
The wage-slave lives for the evening's liberty, the business man for his wealth, the preacher for his church.
Over Prairie Trails|Frederick Philip Grove
She sat in another chair, very straight in her lavender dress, and joined with the flapper in her survey of the wage-slave.
Bunker Bean|Harry Leon Wilson
Slave and slave-owner, serf and baron, wage-slave and capitalist—so the classes have struggled.
The Common Sense of Socialism|John Spargo

The wage-slave, when he is out of work, must now starve or go into the workhouse and be made miserable, or commit suicide.
British Socialism|J. Ellis Barker

British Dictionary definitions for wage slave

wage slave

noun

ironic a person dependent on a wage or salary

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单词	wage slave
释义	wage slave SEE SYNONYMS FOR wage slave ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who works for a wage, especially with total and immediate dependency on the income derived from such labor. Origin of wage slave First recorded in 1885–90 OTHER WORDS FROM wage slave wage slavery, noun Words nearby wage slave wage-push inflation, wager, wages, wage scale, wages council, wage slave, wageworker, wagga, Wagga Wagga, waggery, waggish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wage slave I was as faithful a wage-slave as ever a capitalist exploited. The House of Pride\|Jack London The wage-slave lives for the evening's liberty, the business man for his wealth, the preacher for his church. Over Prairie Trails\|Frederick Philip Grove She sat in another chair, very straight in her lavender dress, and joined with the flapper in her survey of the wage-slave. Bunker Bean\|Harry Leon Wilson Slave and slave-owner, serf and baron, wage-slave and capitalist—so the classes have struggled. The Common Sense of Socialism\|John Spargo The wage-slave, when he is out of work, must now starve or go into the workhouse and be made miserable, or commit suicide. British Socialism\|J. Ellis Barker British Dictionary definitions for wage slave wage slave noun ironic a person dependent on a wage or salary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wage slave breadwinner, employee, jobholder, staffer, wageworker
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wage slave

noun

Origin of wage slave

OTHER WORDS FROM wage slave

Words nearby wage slave

Example sentences from the Web for wage slave

British Dictionary definitions for wage slave

noun

Words related to wage slave