Definitions for wage slave

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wage′ slave`(n.)

  1. a person who works for a wage, being totally dependent on such income.

Origin of wage slave:

1885–90

wage′ slav`ery(n.)

Wiktionary

  1. wage slave(Noun)

    someone who feels compelled to work in return for wages in order to survive


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