bourreau de travail

Definitions of bourreau de travail
  1. noun
    one who works hard at boring tasks
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    types:
    bûcheur
    someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
    type of:
    personne inexpérimentée
    a person who lacks technical training
  2. noun
    someone who works as hard as a slave
    synonyms: bûcheur
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    type of:
    employé, salarié, travailleur
    a person who works at a specific occupation
  3. noun
    someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
    synonyms: bûcheur
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