piecemaker
/ˈpiːsmeɪkə/noun
A worker paid according to the number of items produced; a pieceworker.
- In early use chiefly applied to workers in the textile industry; later (chiefly US ) in the timber industry, usually of a person employed to cut wood into pieces or lengths and paid according to the number produced..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Times. From piece + maker.
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