- wage earner
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a person who works for wages, esp. a laborer.[1880-85]
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wage earner
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wage-earner — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wage earner : singular wage earner plural wage earners 1) someone who receives money for work that they do 2) a member of a family who earns money for the rest of the family … English dictionary
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