Meaning

1 senses
  1. Someone who works for wages, especially if that wage supports a household.

    Arbeitnehmer, Arbeitnehmerin

    someone who earn wages in return for their labor

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Do minimum wage earners pay taxes?

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  2. The purchasing power of low-wage earners will continue to decline, if I understand correctly.

    deDie Kaufkraft von Geringverdienern wird sich, wenn ich recht verstehe, weiter verringern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
someone who works for wages:

Forms

plural: wage earners

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who earn wages in return for their labor:earner

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wage earner — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto