wage slave

Definition of wage slavenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage slave
wage earner
Noun
  • The horizontal bar chart shows the top inflation categories from the consumer price index for wage earners and clerical workers in the U.S. for May 2026.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 June 2026
  • Homes that were built to be attainable for a modest local wage earner were inflated into high-yield financial assets.
    Jonathan Tower, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026
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“Wage slave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage%20slave. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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