Sweatee
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A subcontractor doing piece work in the tailoring trade. historical
"If the piecework system had not existed there never would have been any sweatees. The men who are sweaters, I am sorry to say, are men who formerly belonged to our union."
Example
More examples"If the piecework system had not existed there never would have been any sweatees. The men who are sweaters, I am sorry to say, are men who formerly belonged to our union."
Etymology
From sweat + -ee.
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