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wage-earner

wage-earner is the alternative form of wage earner.

Meaning of wage earner

Noun

wage earner (plural wage earners)

  1. Someone who works for wages, especially if that wage supports a household.
    Synonyms:
    breadwinner

Forms of wage-earner

pluralwage-earners

Questions about wage-earner

What is wage-earner the alternative form of?
Wage-earner is the alternative form of wage earner.

Words near wage-earner in the dictionary

  1. wage theft
  2. wage thief
  3. wage thieves
  4. wage-cuck
  5. wage-cucks
  6. wage-earner
  7. wage-earners
  8. wage-fund doctrine
  9. wage-push inflation
  10. wage-slave
  11. wage-slaved

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