WAGE EARNER Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase wage earner. (close relations)
Definition of WAGE EARNER
Best Alternative Words for WAGE EARNER
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earner | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who earn wages in return for their labor | ||||||||
breadwinner | nounn | |||||||
noun • one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents | ||||||||
employee | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a worker who is hired to perform a job | ||||||||
jobholder | nounn | |||||||
noun • an employee who holds a regular job | ||||||||
laborer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | ||||||||
operative | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • being in force or having or exerting force • relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine noun • a person secretly employed in espionage for a government • someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations adjective satellite • effective; producing a desired effect • (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | ||||||||
provider | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity • someone who provides the means for subsistence | ||||||||
staff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task • a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose • the body of teachers and administrators at a school • building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration • a rod carried as a symbol • (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written verb • provide with staff • serve on the staff of | ||||||||
worker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who works at a specific occupation • a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) • sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae • a person who acts and gets things done |