wage earner

noun

: a person who works for wages or salary

Examples of wage earner in a Sentence

Most wage earners were not affected by the income tax increase.
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As the anthropologist Katherine Newman noted, welfare beneficiaries typically worked full time, but as mothers and caretakers, not wage earners. Alex Park / Made By History, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024 Furthermore, positive wage growth was especially strong for moderate wage earners. Steven Dudash, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 With the economy and cost of living consistently ranking as top issues, especially for persuadable voters, the two candidates’ economic agendas for wage earners could determine how these pivotal voters in battleground states cast their ballots. Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024 By 2023, only seven of 19 Milwaukee County municipalities were affordable for a family with two median wage earners (a total of $97,000). Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wage earner 

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wage earner was in 1861

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“Wage earner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wage%20earner. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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