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Wage-earning — synonyms, definition

1. wage-earning (Adjective)

3 synonyms
blue-collar propertyless working-class
2 definitions

wage-earning (Adjective) — Working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries. ex. "wage-earning occupations include manual as well as industrial labour"

wage-earning (Adjective) — Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial labourers. ex. "party of the wage-earning proletariat"