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wagery

wagery noun: synonym of wage slavery.

Noun

wagery (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of wage slavery.
    • The Christian Churches, notably the English Nonconformists, are now betraying deep concern at the dehumanising effects of wagery.1914, S. G. Hobson, Alfred Richard Orage, National Guilds: An Inquiry Into the Wage System and the Way Out
    • During the past two years we have been at great pains to elaborate a constructive programme to be followed after the wage-earners had repudiated wagery.1968, Ken Coates, Anthony Topham, Tony Topham, Industrial Democracy in Great Britain, page 40
    Synonyms:
    wage slavery

Synonyms of wagery

Origin of wagery

Blend of wage + slavery.

Questions about wagery

What does wagery mean?
Wagery means synonym of wage slavery.
What part of speech is wagery?
Wagery is a noun.

Words near wagery in the dictionary

  1. wagering
  2. wagerings
  3. wagers
  4. wagers of battel
  5. wagers of battle
  6. wagery
  7. wages
  8. wageslave
  9. wageslaves
  10. wagesman
  11. wagesmen

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