HyperDic: wage-earning

English > 2 senses of the word wage-earning:
ADJECTIVEallwage-earning, working-classworking for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries
allwage-earning, propertyless, working-class, blue-collarof those who work for wages especially manual or industrial / industrial laborers
English > wage-earning: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningWorking for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries.
Synonymworking-class
Broaderblue-collarOf or designating manual industrial work or workers
Spanishobrero, trabajador
Catalanobrer, treballador
English > wage-earning: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningOf those who work for wages especially manual or industrial / industrial laborers.
Synonymspropertyless, working-class, blue-collar
Broaderlower-class, low-classOccupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
Spanishobrero
Catalanobrer

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