wage earner

noun

: a person who works for wages or salary

Examples of wage earner in a Sentence

Most wage earners were not affected by the income tax increase.

Recent Examples on the Web

Office workers, delivery drivers and daily wage earners reported difficulties reaching work as roads were closed, routes diverted and traffic restrictions changed. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Currently, the Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the CPI-W, or the index for urban wage earners, from July through September. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Leaders in one Virginia county approved a program last week to set aside $50,000 to support families in which the primary wage earner has been detained by federal immigration authorities. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Conservatives now speak the language of wage earners, and a growing share of working-class voters are noticing. — Shaun McCutcheon, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wage earner

• afterburner
• burner
• learner
• sterner