sweatshop

noun

sweat·​shop ˈswet-ˌshäp 

: a shop or factory in which employees work for long hours at low wages and under unhealthy conditions

Examples of sweatshop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Investigations by a Milan court that uncovered ties of luxury brands such as Loro Piana, Valentino, Dior and Giorgio Armani, among others, to subcontractors involved in sweatshop schemes have raised concerns about the industry’s ability to manage its supply chains effectively. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025

So if sweatshop data really is a thing of the past, that would be a very big deal indeed. —Billy Perrigo, Time, 29 July 2025

Drakeford impresses the importance of noticing these connections from innovative design creations to the brutality of sweatshops. —Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025

The result will be an increase in preying on immigrants by the criminal element: robbery, protection scams, sweatshop labor and human trafficking, as the immigrant community withdraws from reliance on no-longer-safe court systems. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sweatshop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop

Kids Definition

sweatshop

noun

sweat·​shop -ˌshäp 

: a shop or factory in which employees work long hours at low wages under unhealthy conditions