Wage-slave

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To work for minimal wages while having little to no professional autonomy. informal, intransitive, uncommon
  2. 2
    To perform very unpleasant or drudging work for a wage. informal, intransitive, uncommon

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