Meaning of wage-earning in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   wage-earning

   Definitions

   1. working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries

   Examples

   • « working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor »

   Synonyms

   • blue-collar
2. 2. of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers

   Examples

   • « party of the propertyless proletariat- G.B.Shaw »

   Synonyms

   • lower-class
   • low-class