wageworker

wage·work·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [weyj-wur-ker]
- /ˈweɪdʒˌwɜr kər/
- /ˈweɪʤˌwɜːkə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyj-wur-ker]
- /ˈweɪdʒˌwɜr kər/

Definitions of wageworker word

noun wageworker a member of the laboring class; wage earner. 1
noun wageworker a person who works for a wage 0
noun wageworker wage earner 0

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Origin of wageworker

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; wage + worker

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Parts of speech for Wageworker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wageworker

wageworker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wageworker usage trend in Literature

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