wage earner

wage earn

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyj urn]
- /weɪdʒ ɜrn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyj urn]
- /weɪdʒ ɜrn/

Definitions of wage earner words

noun wage earner a person who works for wages, especially a laborer. 1
noun wage earner person who works to support family 1
noun wage earner a person who works for wages, esp as distinguished from one paid a salary 0
noun wage earner the person who earns money to support a household by working 0
noun wage earner a person who works for wages 0
noun wage earner someone who works for wages, especially if that wage supports a household. 0

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Origin of wage earner

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Wage earner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wage earner

wage earner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for wage earner

noun wage earner

blue collar — of or relating to wage-earning workers who wear work clothes or other specialized clothing on the job, as mechanics, longshoremen, and miners. Compare white-collar.
breadwinner — The breadwinner in a family is the person in it who earns the money that the family needs for essential things.
earner — to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
employee — A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
operatives — Plural form of operative.

All 6 Synonyms of wage earner