Synonyms of wage earner

wage earner

noun

as in wage slave

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wage slave
• wageworker
• workwoman
• gandy dancer
• workingwoman
• workingman
• workman
• laborer
• hack
• grub
• toiler
• jobber
• associate
• colleague
• coworker
• drudge
• subordinate
• navvy
• nine-to-fiver
• assistant
• cog
• employee
• temporary
• underling
• flunkey
• temp
• worker
• yes-man
• employe
• flunky
• flunkie
• retainer
• hireling
• jobholder
• hand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employer
• supervisor
• boss
• superior
• gaffer

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of wage earner

Even in 2019, the city of Milwaukee was the only municipality in the county where a single average wage earner could afford the average house by themselves. —Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024

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