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WAGE EARNER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who earn wages in return for their labor

Synonyms:

earner; wage earner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("wage earner" is a kind of...):

jobholder (an employee who holds a regular job)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wage earner"):

breadwinner (one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents)

double dipper (someone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension))

garnishee (a wage earner who is served with a garnishment)

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