Minimum-wager

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who earns minimum wage.

    "But Stephen Bland Dolley, Jr., 31-year-old Gastonia lawyer, was a hot minimum-wager in 1959—and he is back. He wants a $1."

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"But Stephen Bland Dolley, Jr., 31-year-old Gastonia lawyer, was a hot minimum-wager in 1959—and he is back. He wants a $1."

Etymology

From minimum wage + -er.

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