wage-slave
English
editVerb
editwage-slave (third-person singular simple present wage-slaves, present participle wage-slaving, simple past and past participle wage-slaved)
- (informal, intransitive, uncommon) To work for minimal wages while having little to no professional autonomy.
- (informal, intransitive, uncommon) To perform very unpleasant or drudging work for a wage.
Related terms
edit- wage slave (nominal form)