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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The European Union’s sales targets for electric vehicles in 2030 and 2035 look impossible, despite the imminent arrival of EVs like BYD of China’s cut-price Surf, likely to be affordable, finally, for average wage earners. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Some of the highest wage earners at major employers in KCK — including the University of Kansas Health System, the University of Kansas Medical Center and the Providence Medical Center — live in Johnson County or across the border in Missouri. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025 With growing numbers of wage earners returning to offices, emerging work campuses are gaining fresh attention. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Lowering corporate income taxes has never actually trickled down to wage earners, or even investment in new factories, as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities noted in a recent study. Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 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 4 Apr. 2025.

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