drudge
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drudge
- /dɹʌd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -ʌdʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English druggen, perhaps from Old English *dryċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *druggjan, from Proto-Germanic *drugjaną, a denominative built to a lost noun *drugjaz (preserved in Old English Dryċġhelm), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-; compare Old English drēogan (“to do; to suffer”).
noun drudges
verb drudges · drudging · drudged
- To labour in (or as in) a low servile job. Rise to our Toils and drudge away the day.
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noun person who works in a low job
| Español | esclavo, lacayo, currito |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 幫傭 /帮佣 bāngyōng, 僕人 /仆人 púrén |
| Français | serf, larbin, sous-merde, moins-que-rien |
| Deutsch | Hiwi, Sklave, Lakai |
| Русский | чернорабо́чий černorabóčij, работя́га rabotjága |
noun person who works for someone else
| 中文 | 為他人工作的人 /为他人工作的人 wèi tārén gōngzuò de rén, 被剝削的工人 /被剥削的工人 bèi bōxuē de gōngrén |
|---|---|
| Français | valet, laquais, larbin |
| Русский | раб rab, рабы́ня rabýnja |
verb to labour as in a low servile job
| 中文 | 辛勤工作 xīnqín gōngzuò |
|---|---|
| Русский | тяну́ть ля́мку tjanútʹ ljámku |
Talk about this word "drudge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drudge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. drudge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drudge "drudge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drudge.Cite this
@misc{drudge_2026,
title = {drudge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drudge},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
