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wageslave

wageslave is the alternative form of wage slave.

Meaning of wage slave

Noun

wage slave (plural wage slaves)

  1. Someone who works for wages and has little to no professional autonomy.
    • The catch is that you have to be invested in order to gnaw on it. The superwealthy will do fine buying and selling things. But many wage slaves just don't have the cash.1997 August 4, Daniel Kadlec, “The Tax Bill: Money In Motion”, in CNN
  2. (informal) Someone who does very unpleasant or drudging work for a wage.

Forms of wageslave

pluralwageslaves

Questions about wageslave

What is wageslave the alternative form of?
Wageslave is the alternative form of wage slave.

Words near wageslave in the dictionary

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

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