drudge

²drudge

noun

Definition of DRUDGE

1

: one who is obliged to do menial work

2

: one whose work is routine and boring

3

: menial or tedious labor

Examples of DRUDGE

1. She was tired of working as an office drudge.
2. <worked like a drudge at a low-paying job that had few benefits>

First Known Use of DRUDGE

15th century

Related to DRUDGE

Synonyms: dogsbody [chiefly British], drone, slave, drudger, fag, foot soldier, grub, grubber, grunt, laborer, peon, plugger, slavey, slogger, toiler, worker

Antonyms: fun, play

Related Words: workhorse; coolie, serf

Near Antonyms: goldbrick, shirker; drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, sluggard

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