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WAGE-EARNING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers
Example:
party of the propertyless proletariat
Synonyms:
blue-collar; propertyless; wage-earning; working-class
Classified under:
Similar:
low-class; lower-class (occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries
Example:
working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor
Synonyms:
wage-earning; working-class
Classified under:
Similar:
blue-collar (of or designating manual industrial work or workers)
