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wage slave

noun

Definition of wage slavenext
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wage earner
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  • 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
  • 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 16 Sep. 2026.

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