wage slave
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wage slave
noun wage slaves
- Someone who works for wages and has little to no professional autonomy. The catch is that you have to be invested in order to gnaw on it. The superwealthy will do fine buying and selling things. But many wage slaves just don't have the cash.
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Someone who does very unpleasant or drudging work for a wage.
Similar: slave to the wage, wagecuck, wagie
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noun one who works for wages
| 日本語 | 社畜 shachiku |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 社畜 shèchù |
| Português | escravo do salário, escravo assalariado |
| Français | esclave salarié |
| Deutsch | Lohnsklave, Berufsmensch |
| Ελληνικά | μισθωτός σκλάβος misthotós sklávos |
| Русский | наёмный раб najómnyj rab |
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