wage-slave
wage-slave · wage-slaves · wage-slaved · wage-slaving
To work for minimal wages while having little to no professional autonomyTo work for minimal wages while having little to no professional autonomy.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, intransitive, uncommon)To work for minimal wages while having little to no professional autonomy.
(informal, intransitive, uncommon)To perform very unpleasant or drudging work for a wage.
Forms
wage-slaves, wage-slaving, wage-slaved, wage-slaved| Base form | wage-slave · to wage-slave |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | wage-slaves |
| Present participle | wage-slaving |
| Past simple | wage-slaved |
| Past participle | wage-slaved |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwage slave
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.