- wage slave
- `wage ,slave noun count INFORMALsomeone who depends on the money they earn in their job in order to pay for the things they need
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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wage slave — wage′ slave n. a person who works for a wage, being totally dependent on such income • Etymology: 1885–90 wage′ slav ery, n … From formal English to slang
wage slave — UK US noun [C] INFORMAL WORKPLACE ► someone who must work so they can earn enough money to live on and pay for the things they need: »High mortgage rates have turned the middle classes into wage slaves … Financial and business terms
wage slave — noun : one whose toil for wages is tantamount to slavery * * * wage slavery. a person who works for a wage, esp. with total and immediate dependency on the income derived from such labor. [1885 90] * * * wage slave noun A person dependent on a… … Useful english dictionary
wage slave — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wage slave : singular wage slave plural wage slaves informal someone who depends on the money that they earn in their job in order to pay for the things that they need … English dictionary
wage slave — wage slavery. a person who works for a wage, esp. with total and immediate dependency on the income derived from such labor. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
wage slave — noun informal a person who is wholly dependent on income from employment. Derivatives wage slavery noun … English new terms dictionary
wage slave — /ˈweɪdʒ sleɪv/ (say wayj slayv) noun Colloquial (derogatory) → wage earner …
wage slave — noun Date: 1882 a person dependent on wages or a salary for a livelihood … New Collegiate Dictionary
wage slave — noun someone who feels compelled to work in return for wages in order to survive … Wiktionary
Wage slavery — is a term first coined by the Lowell Mill Girls in 1836, [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=YXT kSv1btIC pg=PA87 lpg=PA87 dq=lowell+%22wage+slavery%22 source=web ots=WsT3bkI 0G sig=w7N0JGBskFiUHReS 00amVMNaPY hl=en Artisans Into Workers: Labor… … Wikipedia
