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wage-earning

DEFINITIONS OF: wage-earning

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adj of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers

Synonyms:
blue-collar, propertyless, working-class
low-class, lower-class
occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society

adj working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries

Synonyms:
working-class
blue-collar
of or designating manual industrial work or workers
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