wage-slave

English

Verb

wage-slave (third-person singular simple present wage-slaves, present participle wage-slaving, simple past and past participle wage-slaved)

1. (informal, intransitive, uncommon) To work for minimal wages while having little to no professional autonomy.
2. (informal, intransitive, uncommon) To perform very unpleasant or drudging work for a wage.

Related terms

• wage slave (nominal form)