wage slave
noun/ˈweɪdʒ sleɪv/
/ˈweɪdʒ sleɪv/
(informal)- a person who depends entirely on the money they receive for the job that they do. This term is usually used about people whose jobs are not seen as skilled or interesting.
- After a few years as a wage slave for a large corporation she decided to quit and set up her own business.
- Millions of people went to the cities, where they became paupers, beggars and wage slaves.
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